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I Had A Gastrectomy (Stomach Removed). Should I Drink Absorb Plus Elemental Shakes?

*Updated September 2019 I received a message from a doctor about a patient of his who had his stomach removed due to cancer, and as a result had severe protein malabsorption. Because of this, the doctor was wondering if Absorb Plus could be assimilated by this patient. Now, we have lots of people missing parts [...]

Recent Research on Prebiotics and Probiotics

Most manufacturers include prebiotics (often Fructooligosaccharide - FOS or galacto-oligosaccharides) in their probiotic supplements, claiming that the prebiotics increase the potency and effectiveness of the probiotic (good bacteria). However, as many people with IBD or IBS have experienced, ingesting prebiotics often just leads to more gas and bloating! Interestingly, this recent study on adding prebiotics [...]

By |February 18th, 2015|Probiotics Research, Protocols & Research|14 Comments

Elemental Diets are Highly Successful with SIBO

SIBO and the Elemental Diet Great news! We now have clinical trial evidence that a 14-day elemental diet is "highly effective" with an 80 - 84% success at eradicating small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) because: "Elemental diets have been shown to reduce enteric flora." Dr. Alison Siebecker has a lot of great information about SIBO [...]

By |January 7th, 2015|Elemental Diet, SIBO|38 Comments
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