For decades, a comprehensive biochemical blood test was considered the gold standard of a medical checkup. We are used to donating blood from a vein to hear from a doctor: “You have high cholesterol” or “An inflammatory process has begun.” However, modern evidence-based science claims that classic blood tests are only a statement of the fact of a disease that has already occurred. T

Bacterial overgrowth syndrome (SIBS or SIBO) has long remained in the “blind spot” of classical gastroenterology. For decades, patients have complained of severe flatulence (“feeling 5 months pregnant”), impaired nutrient absorption, and chronic fatigue. Traditional treatment with broad-spectrum antibiotics often provides only a temporary effect, leading to relapses.