I went to a new GI dr, wish I would have went there first, but then who knows if I would have learned what I have learned and was able to point to certain lab work.
I'll add more details later, but I showed him my results from the bacterial overgrowth testing I had done, I mentioned that the natreopath said it was negative as well as the lab report showing it was negative. I told him I thought it was borderline because I was right on the cutoff for having too much gas produced. Then I mentioned methane and he then told me that it wasn't borderline. That most people do not produce any methane and that I can be treated for it. That it causes constipation, which I believe I have. So I'm going to get more testing done soon to verify with his practice as they're one of the few that do this type of testing in house and have a lot of experience in testing this. Mentioned a book I should read called "A New IBS Solution" by Mark Pimentel. The treatment for these methane producing bacteria would be something that I think was called Xifaxan.
GI visit went mostly well
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Mike,
I hate to cast aspersions on the claims of a new GI doc, but his statement that "most people do not produce any methane", is simply not true. Consider this quote from a study published in GUT OnlineD, (I added the red color for emphasis):
Why on earth would he make such an obviously untrue statement? Am I overlooking something here? It is true, however that tests with methane, show that methane slows down transit time in the small intestine by almost 60%.
Tex
I hate to cast aspersions on the claims of a new GI doc, but his statement that "most people do not produce any methane", is simply not true. Consider this quote from a study published in GUT OnlineD, (I added the red color for emphasis):
http://gut.bmj.com/cgi/content/abstract/26/1/69Prevalences of methane excretion were 54% in healthy controls, 53% in non-gastrointestinal patients and 32% in gastrointestinal patients. Patients with Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, and pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis had significantly lower prevalences of methane excretion (13%, 15%, and 11% respectively).
Why on earth would he make such an obviously untrue statement? Am I overlooking something here? It is true, however that tests with methane, show that methane slows down transit time in the small intestine by almost 60%.
Tex
I think misqouted and he said the tests he did showed few folks producing methane, given that this is a GI clinic I'm guessing most folks that get the test are not normal controls.
Regardless of what he said, my reasearch and symptoms match up with methane producing bacteria and/or bacterial overgrowth being a cause. I really should have pushed for this in the past but did not. I am going to follow up with testing by his facility and proceed with treatment and I'll let you now the results.
Regardless of what he said, my reasearch and symptoms match up with methane producing bacteria and/or bacterial overgrowth being a cause. I really should have pushed for this in the past but did not. I am going to follow up with testing by his facility and proceed with treatment and I'll let you now the results.
That's a huge plus. Good luck.mle_ii wrote:He's a lot more open to talking with me than the other GI drs were.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.