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Ibs for over 10yrs, no matter what i eat, i always have really bad smelling stools & gas. its embarrassing. help?

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Consider SIBO: Fowl smelling stools and excess gas production could represent Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO). Patients with IBS may also suffer from SIBO. In my practice, I occasionally check for SIBO in patients with IBS and severe gas that are not responding well to traditional IBS treatments.

Answered 11/17/2019

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