Tidewater Nutrition & Wellness

04/08/2025

Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO) is a condition where excessive bacteria grow in the small intestine, leading to symptoms like bloating, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and malnutrition.

It is estimated that up to 22% of the population may be living with SIBO. SIBO shares symptoms with many other GI disorders, leading many researchers to believe that the true number of those with SIBO may differ.

There are many similarities between SIBO and IBS, with SIBO often being the cause of some IBS symptoms. Patients with SIBO account for 78% of those dealing with IBS.

11/13/2021

"The good news: prediabetes is almost always reversible with nutrition and lifestyle-related changes!"

An estimated 88 million Americans have prediabetes, but only 16 percent are aware they have it. People with a fasting blood sugar of 95 to 99mg/dL are 2.33 times more likely to develop diabetes than those with a lower fasting blood sugar. The good news: prediabetes is almost always reversible with nutrition and lifestyle-related changes!