You were told you have SIBO. Then you opened eleven browser tabs.
One said antibiotics. The next said antibiotics were the reason you got sick. A third recommended a supplement protocol costing more than a month of groceries. Somewhere in there was a forum thread from someone six years into this. Within a day, a diagnosis became dread, and you still had no idea what to actually do on Monday morning.
What this book does
This is a short book on purpose. It covers the first 90 days after a SIBO diagnosis and nothing else. What to do in the first fortnight, and the longer list of what to safely ignore. How the small intestine works, explained in about ten minutes. How the three treatment options really compare. How to build a plan with a clinician instead of with strangers online. And how to keep your own fear from making the problem worse, because stress measurably slows the gut motility your treatment depends on.
Why this book is different
Most SIBO books are written to be complete. Completeness is the wrong shape for week one, when you cannot absorb four hundred pages and simply need to know what happens next. This book stays deliberately brief and sequenced. It presents antibiotics, herbal antimicrobials, and the elemental diet fairly, including the parts each camp would rather you skipped, and it hands the decision back to you and your clinician rather than prescribing one. It gives the anxiety a full chapter of clinical attention, grounded in the physiology of the stress response, rather than a paragraph of reassurance at the end.
It also tells you the truth about recurrence in chapter two, instead of burying it.
This book is for readers who
Have just been diagnosed with SIBO and feel swamped. Suspect SIBO and want an orientation before their next appointment. Have a positive breath test and cannot work out what it means. Are choosing between treatment options and want an honest comparison. Or love someone who has just been diagnosed and want to understand what they are facing.
A place to begin
This is not a cure and it does not promise resolution. It is the calm first step: a plan, a way to talk to your clinician, and a way to tell signal from noise. If you want a clear, practical guide to your first 90 days with SIBO, this book offers a structured place to begin.
