Cebo is one of the topics I'm asked about the most.

I'm glad I finally have the chance to dig into the research in this two-part video series.

I'll be answering the following questions, is CBO real?

How reliable are the diagnostic test?

Does a low FODMAP diet help?

And if you do have CBO or IBS symptoms, what should you do about it?

Let's go find out.

Gastrointestinal symptoms like abdominal pain and bloating account for millions of doctor visits

every year.

One of the conditions that may be considered for such a non-specific presentation of symptoms

is SIBO, small-intestinal bacterial overgrowth, a concept that has gained popularity on the

Internet in addition to certain clinical research circles, CBO is broadly defined as the excessive growth of bacteria in the

small intestine, and is typically treated with antibiotics.

But dispensing antibiotics to patients with such nonspecific common symptoms is not without

risks.

You could be fostering antibiotic resistance, there could be side effects, and wiping out your

good bacteria could set you up for an invasion of bad bugs like C. diff, all for a condition

that may not even be real.

Even alternative medicine journals admit that CBO is being overdiagnosed, creating confusion and fear.

Cibbo testing is overused and overly relied upon.

Diagnoses are often handed out quickly and without adequate substantiation.

Patients can be indoctrinated into thinking SIBO is a chronic condition that cannot be cleared

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