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Send us Fan Mail If you’ve been dealing with bloating, diarrhea, constipation, food reactions, or other ongoing digestive symptoms, you may have wondered whether functional gut testing can tell you something standard testing missed. In this episode, Alyssa breaks down the difference between convent…

Send us Fan Mail What if the diet that's helping you control your methane SIBO symptoms isn't actually addressing the reason you still need such a restrictive diet? In this episode, we break down what we know about the methane SIBO diet, IMO, low FODMAP diets, constipation, intestinal mot…

Send us Fan Mail If you've spent thousands of dollars on SIBO testing, antibiotics, herbal antimicrobials, supplements, restrictive diets, and practitioner visits but still aren't getting lasting relief, the problem may not be that you haven't tried hard enough.  After more than a de…

Send us Fan Mail If you're dealing with urgent, watery diarrhea after meals, you may have already started looking for the food responsible.  But when eliminating dairy, gluten, FODMAPs, or other suspected triggers doesn't make much difference, it may be time to look beyond individual food…

Send us Fan Mail If a SIBO diet makes your symptoms disappear, does that mean the SIBO is gone? In this episode, Alyssa breaks down the role of low FODMAP and low fermentation diets in SIBO care, and why symptom relief, bacterial eradication, and relapse prevention aren't necessarily the same …

Send us Fan Mail Can digestive enzymes actually reduce bloating and food reactions, or does it depend on what's causing your symptoms in the first place?  In this episode, Alyssa sits down with GI dietitian Erin Judge, who works with the clinical team at FODZYME, to answer one of the biggest q…

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Alyssa explains why fat malabsorption is an often-overlooked cause of chronic digestive symptoms like diarrhea, greasy stools, bloating, weight loss, and nutrient deficiencies. Learn how your liver, pancreas, and small intestine work together to digest fat, what ha…

Send us Fan Mail If you've been treating chronic constipation, bloating, and motility issues from the gut side alone, microbiome work, methane SIBO protocols, bile flow, motility agents, and progress keeps stalling, there may be a structural piece nobody has assessed.  In this episode, pelvic …

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Alyssa explains one of the biggest misconceptions in SIBO recovery: the belief that a therapeutic diet is the treatment. While Low FODMAP and SIBO diets can be incredibly effective for reducing symptoms, they were never designed to be the finish line. They're …