IBS: It’s Not In Your Head—Advances In Diagnosing And Treating, Bloating And Tummy Troubles with Dr. Mark Pimentel

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Sunlighten, and ARMRA. An estimated 70 million people in the United
States are affected by IBS, SIBO, or another disease linked to
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of digestive discomfort.  Today, I’m excited to talk to Dr.
Mark Pimentel about getting to the root cause of IBS and SIBO, how
to properly diagnose and treat it, and strategies to improve your
overall gut health. Dr. Mark Pimentel is a Professor of Medicine
and Gastroenterology through the Geffen School of Medicine and an
Associate Professor of Medicine at Cedars-Sinai. Dr. Pimentel is
also the Executive Director of the Medically Associated Science and
Technology (MAST) program at Cedars-Sinai, an enterprise of
physicians and researchers dedicated to the study of the gut
microbiome in order to develop effective diagnostic tools and
therapies to improve patient care. Dr. Pimentel has over 150
publications in many high-profile journals, and he is the author of
the book, The Microbiome Connection: Your Guide to IBS, SIBO, and
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Here are more details from our interview (audio version / Apple
Subscriber version): What are IBS and SIBO and how are they
different? (6:12 / 3:31) Food poisoning as the root cause of gut
symptoms (9:49 / 8:05)  Fungal overgrowth, or SIFO (16:00 /
12:34)  Testing and treating various types of IBS (19:18 /
16:22)  Low-fermentation eating (26:26 / 22:01) When
probiotics worsen IBS (37:20 / 34:07)  Intestinal methane
overgrowth (40:08 /  36:00)  The gut-brain connection
(43:45 / 39:17) PCOS and gut issues (48:29 / 44:08)  
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Research Papers Get a copy of The Microbiome Connection: Your Guide
to IBS, SIBO, and Low-Fermentation Eating.