user8374
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Hi, I am suffering from SIBO-D since I was 15 years old and now I'm 20. 2 years ago I developed allergies and I'm guessing it's related to endotoxemia caused by SIBO. When I eat fats my nose gets extremely stuffy, its like my nasal passages shrink and when I eat high sugar foods my nose gets really runny and sometimes I start sweating a lot. 5 months ago I started taking 250mg of UDCA every day as I read about bile acids role in SIBO and psoriasis which I also have. Alongside this I took 20 drops of oregano essential oil diluted in coconut oil with each meal ( I know its a high dose but its the minimum I could take that would give me adequate relief) which allowed me to eat most foods I previously couldn't with basically zero symptoms. After 2 weeks the UDCA slowly started improving my allergy symptoms and I was able to eat fats with again and had 90% improved symptoms. Then for some time I had the best weeks/months in years where I was getting restful sleep with no blocked nose and I was not bed ridden. I felt euphoric and I thought I was finally going to beat this illness. Then 1 month ago I started slowly developing muscle aching and tiredness. I did not realise at the time what was causing it, I tried changing some things in my diet but it did not help. Then one night I had extreme anxiety and discomfort in my heart and my whole body was cold and muscles aching so I stopped the UDCA and oregano oil and to see if I would improve and I slowly did. Also, this happened around the time that I noticed that I don't need oregano oil as UDCA alone was giving me complete relief from SIBO from taking only 125mg UDCA every few days, it took 4 months of taking it to get this relief. I was actually constipated and having only 1 bowel movement every few days which I did not mind at all compared to what I was experiencing previously. So after I took a break from udca for a few days I decided to restart it because my SIBO symptoms were returning and I was only taking 125mg every 2 days but every time I took it I would slowly develop muscle aching, cold feet, heart discomfort, extreme anxiety/suicidal thoughts until I took a longer break. I know it was dumb of me to continue taking it but I was basically dependant on it to eat and sleep which is why I tried so many times hoping that the side effects would not come. I also tried other choleretics like artichoke leaf and ox bile and they have the same benefits of making me SIBO free for a few days when I take one capsule but also the same side effects so I am not sure if I ****88 something up with my liver or what. I thought that maybe its die off symptoms but I'm not sure if it can last this long and cause symptoms this severe. Now I am back to square 1 and eat very little and can't sleep because of blocked nose which makes life so hard. Next I am thinking to try rifaximin and hope that it can put me into remission for a few months with SIBO and help with my allergy symptoms. This will be my first time taking antibiotics for SIBO. Also I am going to try quercetin for allergy/endotoxin issues to see if it helps. I would really appreciate any advice or thoughts you may have. Thanks for reading.