Many of the patients who come to Dignity Integrative for chronic abdominal symptoms like bloating, gas, constipation, or diarrhea come after having seen multiple doctors in the traditional system. Maybe they’ve seen a gastroenterologist or their primary care physician, without finding relief. I’ve seen this pattern a lot—and it’s a red flag that something deeper might be going on—something that conventional medicine often misses.
Enter Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth, or SIBO. This condition, characterized by an abnormal increase in bacteria in the small intestine, requires a nuanced approach that it’s clear integrative medicine is uniquely positioned to provide.