Questions for those who've tested positive for Methane on a lactulose Breath Test.

[mle_ii]

I have some questions for those who've tested positive for Methane on a lactulose Breath Test.

What were/are your symptoms? Both physical and mental?
Have any other lab tests shown any abnormalities? Even high or low in range?
What treatment(s) did you recieve and what were the results?
What levels of Methane and Hydrogen did you have during the testing?
Does anyone else in your family have constipation or other GI issues/diseases?

FYI I have been tested and found very high production of Methane and Hydrogen. I've had various treatments, the best I felt was on Neomycin alone. But all treatments have not been lasting as long as I'd hoped. I think that there is some underlying abnormality causing the SIBO that needs to be addressed. And I hoped that talking with others on what's going on with them might help me figure things out.

Thanks,
Mike

[halsgluten]

Some of my notes on the subject:
http://brain.hastypastry.net/forums/showthread.php?t=7080

I had diarrhea type IBS, carpal tunnel syndrome, migraines, prostatitisis, depression, muscle pain, insomnia, vertigo, etc. All this went away on the gluten/dairy free diet; but the IBS switched to constipation type on that diet, especially as I tried to introduce starchy substitutes for wheat. It was then that I took the lactulose breath test. I had normal hydrogen and high methane, which indicates constipation type IBS.

My doctors had no interest in follow up on the test. My only other clinical indications are persistent low white blood cell count, and high ferritin (suggesting excessive iron absorption associated with chronic inflammation or dysbiosis (organic acids binding iron?) My doctors find these test unremarkable.

I have received the most benefit for diarrhea and constipation type IBS from:

gluten/dairy free diet
no grains, no potatoes, low starch diet (anti fungal diet)
low tartaric acid diet (see fibromyalgia (wow, I was surprised at the effect raisins had the pain points)) (see also anti-fungal diet)
low histamine diet: no processed or fermented foods, no cheese, no large servings of protein, freshest meat possible (no fancy “aged beef” – it makes my gums bleed), no starch and no low-fructose syrup to fuel the intestinal bacteria overgrowth that converts protein to histamine. No tomatoes, etc. (Google “histamine headache”)
Essentially, this is the Paleolithic diet with extra emphasis on freshness (fresh frozen or canned fine in my book so far.)

I’m also experimenting with magnesium malate (fibromyalgia).

Hal

Mike, Funny forum; basically no traffic, but a relatively very high number of views?