Root Causes of SIBO: Why It’s Usually a Gut Environment Problem, Not Just a Bacteria Problem

Root Causes of SIBO: Why It’s Usually a Gut Environment Problem, Not Just a Bacteria Problem

May 22, 2026 · 56 min

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Alyssa explains the underlying gut environment issues that contribute to SIBO, rather than just focusing on bacteria.

Send us Fan Mail If you’ve ever felt better temporarily after antibiotics, herbals, or restrictive diets only to have symptoms slowly return again, this episode explains why that happens and what’s often being missed underneath the surface. Rather than viewing SIBO as simply “bad bacteria coming back,” Alyssa walks through the larger gut environment that allows overgrowth to happen in the first place — including motility issues, digestion problems, nervous system dysregulation, constipation, ...

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