Info: Phase 1 (Set of 3 Products); Phase 2 (Set of Two Products)
Intensive Gut Microbial Support - This 30-Day SBO program from Biotics Research includes three of their best herbal formulas designed specifically to help naturally support microbial balance. Package includes three bottles: one each of ADP, BiomeBalance, and FC-Cidal.
Info: Phase 1 (Set of 3 Products); Phase 2 (Set of Two Products)
Intensive Gut Microbial Support - This 30-Day SBO program from Biotics Research includes three of their best herbal formulas designed specifically to help naturally support microbial balance. Package includes three bottles: one each of ADP, BiomeBalance, and FC-Cidal.
Product Notes:
Natural Support for Microbial Balance
Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (or "SIBO," for short) is a type of gut dysbiosis or imbalance where abnormally large numbers of bacteria, fungus, &/or parasites stubbornly take up residence in the small intestine where they can cause various types of gastro-intestinal symptoms and are difficult to remove.
Biotics Research has developed several products to help treat SIBO naturally with a blend of herbs and essential oils with anti-microbial properties to curtail that overgrowth, which they recommend taking together, for more serious cases. They are offered here together, in a monthly "kit."
SBO Kit: What's Included
Phase 1
A.D.P. (120)
BiomeBalance (120)
FC-Cidal (120)
The three Biotics Research products included here for Phase 1 of the program are: A.D.P.; BiomeBalance (previously known as 'Dysbiocide'); and FC-Cidal. Each comes in a 120 tablet (for ADP) or capsule bottle, which you take two each of, twice as day, so this kit constitutes a one month supply of all three.
As the licensed clinical nutritionist and nutritional practitioner Joe Buishas explains here in these "Tuesday Minute" videos, the normal course of medical treatment for SIBO is broad spectrum antibiotics for 2 to 3 weeks, but there are several drawbacks to those prescription drugs, which are set out in more in the details for Biome Balance.
In contrast, the natural ingredients in the SBO Kit (such as the emulsified oregano oil in the delayed-release ADP capsules) work pretty much just as well as those antibiotics, but with a more targeted action on the specific microorganisms found in SIBO and more localized effects, and without contributing to antibiotic resistance.
For more background on along with extensive references on the Anti-Microbial and Antibiofilm Properties of BiomeBalance and FC-Cidal, please see our Natural Support for Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth with Scientific Studies page.
Phase 2
Beta Plus (270)
Hydro-Zyme (250)
Following that first acute treatment phase to establish a balanced small intestinal microbiome, Biotics Research is also recommending a second phase of supplementation to help maintain those gains, by targeting the functional or foundational root causes behind the microbial imbalance. Products are recommended to promote regular motility and healthy digestive secretions (enzymes, bile flow, gastric acidity) which are to be taken over the ensuring 90 days. They are: Hydro-Zyme, Beta Plus, and Motility-Zyme (only the first two are available in Canada and included in this package).
SIBO Kit Ingredients:
Phase 1: Please see the individual product pages for ADP, BiomeBalance, and FC-Cidal.
Phase 2: Each Hydro-Zyme (HCl & Enzymes) tablet contains:
Vitamin B6 (as pyridoxine HCI): 2 mg
Betaine HCI: 150 mg
Glutamic Acid (as L-Glutamic acid HCI): 50 mg
Ammonium Chloride: 35 mg
Pancreatin 4X (from porcine), coated for protection from stomach acids: 10 mg
Pepsin (1:10,000): 10 mg
Non-medicinal ingredients: Pea starch, ammonium chloride, cellulose, stearic acid, silicon, sodium carboxymethylcellulose, pharmaceutical glaze.
Suggested Usage:
Phase 1: Adults: Take two (2) tablets/capsules of each product three (3) times daily with meals as a dietary supplement or as otherwise directed by a healthcare professional.
Some practitioners also recommend that patients with SIBO adopt a low 'FODMAP' diet, at least until the situation improves, to avoid certain foods that are apt to become fermented in the small intestine and cause more gas, bloating, and pain if it gets overrun with bacteria or becomes too slow to pass the foods along to the large intestine. And for the most severe cases, some also recommend that you take some type of Berberine HCl daily, as well.
Phase 2: Adults: Take 1 tablet or capsule of each kind with each meal for up to 90 days (until the capsules run out, for the hydrozyme, you may want to taper off to twice a day for the last few weeks, since this bottle only contains 250).
Warnings:
Please see the individual product pages linked above. For Hydro-Zyme (NPN 80035526), do not use if you are sensitive to pancreatic enzymes or if you are sensitive to pork proteins. Consult a healthcare practitioner prior to use if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, or if you have pancreatic exocrine insufficiency, cystic fibrosis, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, or gastrointestinal lesions/ulcers, are if you are taking anticoagulant or anti-inflammatory agents, or are having surgery.
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