EPISODE: 7
I Suffered With SIBO for Decades! Here’s what Helped Me Manage My Symptoms
THE SHIVAN SHOW WITH SHIVAN SARNA
Looking back, I can trace so much of my health journey to a family trip to India when I was a little girl. After getting food poisoning, I had no idea I was beginning a decades-long search for answers about my digestive health.
For years, I struggled with bloating, constipation, brain fog, and eventually a real fear of food. Every time I thought I had found the answer, something else seemed to make my symptoms worse. Sound familiar? I know how lonely and overwhelming that can feel.
What changed everything for me was learning to stop chasing symptoms and start looking for the root cause. Understanding gut motility, the migrating motor complex, and how food poisoning can contribute to SIBO completely shifted the way I approached healing.
I also share why factors such as mold exposure, hormones, and other underlying conditions can cause symptoms to persist, and why finding a practitioner who stays current with the science can make such a meaningful difference.
My goal has always been to save people time, money, and unnecessary suffering by helping them connect the dots.
If my story helps you feel a little less overwhelmed, then sharing it was worth it. There are answers, there is hope, and I’m so glad we found each other.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode
What can cause SIBO after food poisoning
Why gut motility matters when managing SIBO
How brain fog may be connected to gut health
Common underlying causes of chronic or recurring SIBO
How to manage long-term SIBO symptoms
What current research suggests about future SIBO treatments
Episode Timestamps
The Start of My SIBO Story
Why I Dedicated My Career to SIBO
How Food Poisoning Changed Everything
We Need to Talk About Gut Health
My Search for Answers
Living in Fear of Food
My Underlying Causes of SIBO
Living Better With SIBO
Becoming Your Own Health Detective
Promising Research Into SIBO Treatments
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