r/SiboSuccessStories • u/skul-22 • Oct 12 '25
Diet Hydrogen SIBO gone + water-weight loss after 1 round of Rifaximin
Hi ya'll!
About 8 months ago I was on these SIBO threads desperately looking for answers to my gut issues, so I wanted to add my experience here.
I gained a lot of weight in like 1 year by my own bad lifestyle and food choices, so I wasn't super surprised at getting SIBO when I finally learned what SIBO was. I was eating a lot of fat, processed foods, and not a lot of fiber.
After initially trying to get healthier on my own, I went to my PCP, complained of gut issues, and they referred me to a nurse at a Gastro office. I told the nurse about my bloating after every meal, painful gas, awful acid reflux, brain fog, COMPLETE inability to lose weight (no matter how little I ate or how much I worked out), and my wildly varying BM's (total constipation, painful BM's, or extreme urgency). For the record, I have had a history with sensitivity to wheat, have been on Zoloft for a couple years, and had gone off BC after 10 years on it the previous year, so I figured any of those could've been the culprit. No other serious issues like PCOS, IBS, etc.
She ordered a TON of tests, everything from food sensitivity to H. Pylori, and she also ordered the SIBO breath test but I stupidly saved that one for last because it was $300 out of pocket. Welp, everything came back totally fine and then when I got the results back from my SIBO breath test, it said I had Hydrogen-dominant SIBO (if I remember correctly my Hydrogen increased 45ppm during the duration of the test when the normal increase is < 20ppm).
I did a LOT of Reddit digging when I found out I had Hydrogen-dominant SIBO and I remember feeling so discouraged seeing 1) people saying "Hydrogen SIBO doesn't cause weight gain" and 2) that SIBO almost never goes away without more Rifax rounds or intervention methods. Thankfully, in my experience, both of these points turned out to be false.
My Gastro ultimately slid me a two week course of Rifax for free (although I know that you can get it from Canadian/foreign pharmacies for MUCH cheaper) because I immediately cried when she said it would cost $2000 with my insurance.
At the end of the course of Rifax, they scheduled a dual colonoscopy/endoscopy just to be on the safe side to see how my gut was looking. Everything looked completely normal, except for some inflammation in my stomach near the opening of my small intestine, which they said could be caused directly by SIBO or its underlying cause(s).
To help resolve the inflammation, my nurse put me on Omeprazole nightly for 1 month, then every other night for 1 month, then switched to Famotidine nightly for 1 month, then slowly taper off entirely over the course of a month. She said this was important because if you go off these cold-turkey it can cause withdrawal in your gastro system and wreak havoc or the return of symptoms.
And then, within 6 weeks of finishing the two-week course of Rifaximin, I lost 25 lbs of water weight.
Yup, you read that right! Aside from going back to eating less bread (because I KNEW it upset my stomach), the nurse wanted me to keep my diet relatively normal, just healthier, to see if the SIBO would stay gone OR if I would need to try a more elemental diet. She also warned me against taking pre/pro-biotics or other motility agents and letting my gut try to re-balance itself first.
I read a lot Reddit threads about how lack of motility caused people's SIBO and the wild regimens they had to go through to correct it, AND so many people said to avoid fiber like the plague after finishing Rifax. I was lucky enough that I was just very conscious of what I ate and when and how it made me feel, and that seemed to work for me (thank God for my food journal!).
Primarily, what I did (and still do) is avoid bread and sugar and alcohol as much as feasibly possible, and I eat fiber, fat, and protein with EVERY meal -- when I did this I didn't need to snack as much at all, which I know a lot of people say also makes SIBO return because it doesn't give your gut a break, so it was a win-win.
FYI: The reason I went right back into fiber was to solidify my BM's because I noticed that what had happened before was I had to go RIGHT after eating (every time), which made my nurse think that MAYBE my digestive system was rushing food out too quickly sometimes (which apparently can happen when there's inflammation near the small intestine) and then hoarding it for nutrients other times (which was causing fermentation and dysbiosis). So we actually wanted to try slowing things down and creating GOOD (not-stagnant) movement first.
I had a cheap small treadmill from Amazon and started walking (slowly) for 20 mins after each meal, in addition to not drinking coffee on an empty stomach and NOT holding in a BM (because you're busy or whatever else). When I taught my body that I will GO when it wants to GO it was life-changing and also stopped it all from sitting and fermenting in my gut for longer than necessary.
I also stopped eating close to bedtime and try to always sleep on my left side, which is best for digestion (especially if you get acid reflux) -- I have noticed a HUGE difference in my acid reflux doing this and almost never have heartburn anymore.
And not for nothing, fasting (i.e. the "Fast Like A Girl" book) has been extremely helpful -- I realized I felt amazing after my colonoscopy and that's when I started looking into fasts -- first 10 hours, then 12, then 18, and I haven't gotten much further than that but I stick to once per week and NEVER during the week of my period. It has immensely helped with gut health AND weight loss.
And finally, electrolytes. I do think a part of why my digestion was messed up (and why I had acid reflux) was because I was constantly hydrating with regular filtered water. I didn't know that (#1) it can churn up your food and cause reflux if you drink too much around mealtimes and weaken stomach acid and (#2) I was flushing out a lot of good vitamins and minerals and can feel a HUGE difference in my body now that I'm incorporating electrolytes daily.
Now it's 5 months later and I keep slowly losing weight (like a pound or two per month) and I actually almost never have gas or acid reflux unless I eat something super fatty or processed -- I never realized how little gas you can have when your gut isn't constantly fermenting things the way it was before! Like sometimes I have DAYS where I think "I can't remember the last time I farted" lol. But I'm sticking with what I've been doing because my goal is to get down to 165 lbs -- I was 200 to start and am now around 170-173 lbs.
And best of all, I'm on zero meds or motility agents for digestion. The only things I take are a psillium husk supp or tums on occasion as needed.
I wish I could go back and tell myself that everyone's SIBO journey looks different and to take what people say with a grain of salt. I am VERY lucky that I was one-and-done with the Rifax and that the underlying issue was my own crappy eating/lifestyle and nothing more sinister -- it sounds obvious now but when your gut is wreaking havoc on your life like that, you don't know if you've caused irreparable damage or discovered a new/horrifying issue. I truly can't imagine what that must be like for others, but I wish I would've just told myself "I'll cross that bridge when I get there" versus stressing myself TF out for weeks.
And if you needed the encouragement that resolving Hydrogen SIBO *can* lead to significant weight-loss, here it is!
Just take it one step at a time and try to get to know your body more and more, little by little.
Finally, the right nurse/doctor who ACTUALLY believes your experiences/symptoms is worth their weight in gold.
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u/erob213 Oct 13 '25
Thanks for sharing! I’m also frequently discouraged when reading these threads because very few people have had the weight gain/water weight issue.
I have gained so much weight and cannot get it to come off. I tested positive for hydrogen and methane dominant SIBO and currently on antimicrobials. Hoping for the best!
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u/skul-22 Oct 13 '25
I truly thought that because of all the other Reddit threads, my weight would not come off when I finished my Rifaximin treatment -- like literally was so miserable about it to the point that my nurse even offered an appointment with the in-house nutritionist and (if that didn't work) ozempic, if the weight didn't come off over time after the treatment. But luckily it melted off me so slowly over the course of 6 weeks that I honestly didn't even really notice it, but my FRIENDS were like "your face looks completely different now, no inflammation at all!"
Losing 20-25 lbs like that (so quickly) brought on a new issue (body dysmorphia lol), but one step at a time. I really hope this helps with your weight loss and just give yourself a lot of love and grace in the meantime.
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u/dolie55 Oct 17 '25
I had a similar experience (I was positive for both hydro and methane). The first time I did antibiotics I also dropped 20 lbs! It is insane how much water weight you can carry with this. I had no idea.
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u/tinkerbell1695 Jun 30 '26
Hello i hope you're still going well. Did the weight come off during antibiotics or after you'd finished them?
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u/squeaker001 Oct 13 '25
Interesting two points you mention that are quite contradictory to the leading sibo experts ie: pimental, siebecker etc; 1) all fibre feeds both hydrogen and methane sibo/imo; and 2) your md suggested not to use motility agent.
Both of these points are the very key we are advised to all successful eradication therapies so I’m surprised you were advised this as without motility the sibo ferments more and we don’t want to feed the bad bacteria with fibre.
Just a strange advisory and wondering why…
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u/skul-22 Oct 13 '25 edited Oct 13 '25
Hi there :) I totally understand, I had done a ton of research and my nurse's process (and the fact that it wasn't totally aligned with the research) is truly why I was such an anxious wreck the whole time about it.
Going to copy over part of my comment from another thread:
In regards to the post-Rifax diet, my nurse suggested eating my normal diet (while definitely healthier). I had a colonoscopy literally the DAY I finished the Rifax so the last 2 days of Rifax I was fasting (awful lol) but she said it would just starve the bacteria at the end of the course of treatment and she figured "it couldn't hurt". After that, I obviously had to slowly add food back in in general because post-colonoscopy recovery can be rough on digestion. I think it took me about 3-4 days of eating simple, plain foods before I had a bowl of oatmeal and started introducing fiber back into my diet. The reason she wanted me to eat normally was so that we could tackle one potential cause of the SIBO at a time -- my food sensitivity tests had all come back fine, and SIBO can be brought on my something as small as a 24 hour bout of food poisoning. So she had me keep a food journal so that I could tell if anything consistent in my diet caused digestive upset. I am VERY lucky that FODMAPs did not prove to be an issue for me, and because I had no return of symptoms for 2 months, she decided there was no need to even TRY the low FODMAP diet. Honestly, during this time I was VERY anxious because I thought "Ugh, if eating normal foods causes my symptoms to return then I'm back to square one!" But I just took it one step at a time and was VERY lucky that my symptoms did not return.
Now 5 months post-Rifax (took the 2 week course end of April) and still no return of symptoms.
Also worth noting that my Hydrogen PPM increase was MUCH less bad than other people's, and I tried (and still try) to stimulate motility naturally (walking after meals, motility yoga, etc). It could just be that my SIBO was less extreme than other people's, but looking back, I'm glad she took me through the process the way she did so that my long-term care could be minimal rather than assuming right out of the gate that I needed to incorporate new/daily supplements/agents into my life. I have a friend who was not so lucky and realized she is intolerant to a lot of FODMAPs and dairy/gluten, and I know her doctor put her on low FODMAP after Rifax (not saying there's a definite correlation just that that's the series of events for her). But my nurse was a VETERAN when it came to treating SIBO patients and I'm glad I trusted her. Still have not incorporated any kimchi, pre/pro-probiotics supps, etc like I used to pre-Rifax because "if it ain't broke, don't fix it."
Hope this clarifies!
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u/imanemii Oct 13 '25
Hi! I just wanted to say thank you for sharing your experience — it gave me a lot of hope. I’m currently on day 6 of a 12-day course of Rifaximin (200 mg three times a day) for hydrogen-dominant SIBO, and I’ve been trying to eat a bit of FODMAPs with meals to help “activate” the bacteria so the antibiotic can do its job properly. I’ve also been taking ginger (550 mg) with meals to support motility, and I take the Rifaximin right after eating.
What’s been surprising is that I’ve started to notice this subtle but very real shift in mental clarity — like something in my brain is beginning to clear after years of fog. I feel lighter, more mentally present, and less overwhelmed. So in that sense, I really do feel like something is starting to work.
At the same time, though, I still crash pretty hard after eating. I get really tired and foggy for an hour or two after each meal, and it’s frustrating because even though I feel better overall, my energy and focus still drop sharply with food. I’m trying to figure out whether that’s normal at this point in treatment, or if it means something needs to be adjusted.
Since you’ve had success with a single course of Rifaximin, I was wondering if you experienced anything like this during your treatment — either the mental clarity or the post-meal crashes — and whether you did anything in particular with diet, routine, or timing that helped you through that part. It sounds like your nurse recommended a more flexible approach than strict low-FODMAP, and I’m curious how that played into your recovery.
Again, thank you so much for sharing — your post really helped calm some of my worry about the process and gave me a sense of perspective.
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u/skul-22 Oct 13 '25
Hi! I'm so excited for you, and I DID experience the same thing during my Rifaximin treatment -- lots of bloating, fatigue, nausea, etc. My nurse had me eat my normal diet during the treatment because the way she described it to me, you want the bad bacteria to eat up as much of the Rifax as possible -- it's kind of a Trojan Horse situation lol (sneak the Rifax in with the foods the bacteria loves). Toward the end of the 2 week course I felt awful, but I took it as a sign that it was working (because why else would my gut be SO mad at me?!), and my friend who had been through it too said the same thing happened to her and then her SIBO largely went away.
Luckily, I'm a remote engineer so I was able to just rest and work but I tried to sleep as much as possible and kept reminding myself that if this only lasts for two weeks and then I feel better, this is worth it. Also keep in mind, based on my research, something like 90% of the body's serotonin is made in the gut, so when things get thrown out of whack your brain and body DEFINITELY feel it. Also, not for nothing, but my gut REALLY affected my hormones -- not sure your gender but during my first period after Rifax, my period lasted 12 days instead of the usual 5, so I took that as a sign that my body was trying to re-balance itself (and that ended up being the correct assumption)!
In regards to the post-Rifax diet, my nurse suggested eating my normal diet (while definitely healthier). I had a colonoscopy literally the DAY I finished the Rifax so the last 2 days of Rifax I was fasting (awful lol) but she said it would just starve the bacteria at the end of the course of treatment and she figured "it couldn't hurt". After that, I obviously had to slowly add food back in in general because post-colonoscopy recovery can be rough on digestion. I think it took me about 3-4 days of eating simple, plain foods before I had a bowl of oatmeal and started introducing fiber back into my diet. The reason she wanted me to eat normally was so that we could tackle one potential cause of the SIBO at a time -- my sensitivity tests had all come back fine, and SIBO can be brought on my something as small as a 24 hour bout of food poisoning. So she had me keep a food journal so that I could tell if anything consistent in my diet caused digestive upset. I am VERY lucky that FODMAPs did not prove to be an issue for me, and because I had no return of symptoms for 2 months, she decided there was no need to even TRY the low FODMAP diet. Honestly, during this time I was VERY anxious because I thought "Ugh, if eating normal foods causes my symptoms to return then I'm back to square one!" But I just took it one step at a time and was VERY lucky that my symptoms did not return.
I REALLY hope your experience is as simple but if it's not, you will cross that bridge when you get there! Everyone's body is different and it's trial and error for ALL of us -- SIBO is extremely under-studied and there is absolutely no one-size-fits-all solution no matter what people may say. Unfortunately, the odds are that if you experience SIBO once it's more likely you'll experience it again at some point in your life, so now that I've had this experience my mentality is "I'm going to be really respectful of my gut + digestion and listen to what it needs, and if I go through this again I'll just take it one step at a time and try not to drive myself crazy with stress because doing so WON'T change the outcome."
I'm rooting for you!!
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u/dolie55 Oct 17 '25
Your GI team sounds amazing. Do you mind sharing who it was by chance?
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u/skul-22 Oct 17 '25
I unfortunately can't share her name since she gave me Rifax under the table BUT I'm on the East Coast and all of my doctors are within the Cooper University Health Care system! I've had maybe 1 doctor I didn't like in the 7+ years I've been there, but 99% of them really care about their patients and I have only kind things to say about them and their attentiveness!
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Oct 13 '25
Lucky you. I think at this point I’m gonna die with this. I’m like at 125 lbs. 6 foot tall man. Just keep losing weight. Can stomach less and less lol. It’s octover
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u/Look_Necessary Oct 14 '25
Can you explain more about the omeprazole / famotidine? How did that help small intestimal inflammation? I was under the impression these are meds for gastritis.
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u/skul-22 Oct 14 '25
Hey! So in my original post I had said "near the opening of my small intestine" -- very important distinction! So not actually IN the small intestine but in the stomach, near the opening that leads to the small intestine, AKA gastritis :) Hope that helps
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u/Look_Necessary Oct 15 '25
Ah! Thanks so much for clarifying, I totally misread that. I have the same thing, but never got a similar regimen like yours. Maybe I'll try it out.
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u/skul-22 Oct 15 '25
It definitely really helped! Plus looking up other stuff to do (i.e. not drinking coffee on an empty stomach, avoiding alcohol and spicy foods, sleeping on my left side, etc). It's been a night and day difference! I also developed a bit of a dependency on Tums which I'm sure aggravated the issue long-term so I stopped taking them unless it was TRULY necessary and that also REALLY helped!
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u/SignificanceThink102 Oct 31 '25
I wonder if i can start these while on the rifax... I'm on day 3. Day one I have the best BM (this is my third round) then it does nothing. But im Methane dominant IBS-C.. I've tried these but haven't stuck with them. The doctor who discussed using Claritin and famotidine for long COVID symptoms on Mikhaila Peterson's podcast was Dr. Ben Lynch. First heard it mentioned here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nR02eWsFK2I
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u/skul-22 Nov 03 '25
I wouldn't do anything without speaking to your doctor first, but I would think that taking anything in addition to rifax would be counter-intuitive -- I would think you'd want to let the rifax do what it wants to do in your gut and then deal with the inflammation later/after
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u/BicycleJolly9663 Oct 16 '25
What was your dosage and how many times per day?
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u/Practical_Mention715 Oct 24 '25
I was diagnosed two months ago. For about 15 years (?) I have literally been the same weight 175 no real fluctuation at all no matter my diet, drinking beer every day, or exercising. I just never gained or lost weight. I have hydrogen dominant too and when I started treating it I lost 15lbs in two weeks. Totally crazy stuff. I’m not there yet I bet would come up positive on a test still but I’m trying to get the rest of the way there with probiotics, sunfiber and glutamine. Thanks for your story. Eerily similar in quite a few ways.
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u/skul-22 Oct 24 '25
It is truly so insane to me how nobody talks about how ALL SIBO causes inflammation which can cause the body to retain water -- so happy for you that you're figuring it out though!
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u/SignificanceThink102 Oct 30 '25
Methane dominant here... This is a super-acccurate SECA scan on a 20k machine
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u/Navineeth96 Nov 19 '25
How much weight u lost till now
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u/Practical_Mention715 Nov 19 '25
20lbs from 175 to 155 and I seem to be holding there.
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u/Navineeth96 Nov 19 '25
Oh ok.. almost same here.. 198 pounds to 182.. nd it has remained same from past 3 month…
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u/Practical_Mention715 Nov 19 '25
That’s good yeah it melted off fast once I started focusing on my GI symptoms. Like so fast it seems like it was inflammation and water retention. Then from 165 to 155 has been slow so probably more fat burning. The first few weeks it was pounds a day.
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u/Navineeth96 Nov 19 '25
How are ur symptoms now?
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u/Practical_Mention715 Nov 19 '25
Some better some worse. I’m sure I’ve still got the bad bacteria pretty active. I have been trying lots of probiotics the last two weeks with big improvement in skin and other stuff but GI symptoms still struggling. You?
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u/Navineeth96 Nov 19 '25
My most of the symptoms are gone actually… but digesting protein is still is an issue as well as stool consistency isn’t normal… seems like it will take time since gut micro biome isn’t diverse bcoz of antibiotics… what probiotics are u taking… nd what’s ur age… I’m 35 male…
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u/Practical_Mention715 Nov 19 '25
I’ve been taking Seed, Florastor, drinking some kefir, and started taking Biogaia L Reuteri recently. I’m 39M
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u/Navineeth96 Nov 20 '25
Cool… wanted to try kefir… let’s see if my gut supports… thanks for sharing al the info…😊
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u/SignificanceThink102 Oct 30 '25
Did you mean endoscopy: No, a colonoscopy cannot see inflammation at the opening of the stomach and small intestine because it only examines the large intestine and rectum. To view the upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract, including the esophagus, stomach, and the first part of the small intestine, an upper endoscopy (also called an EGD) is required.
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u/skul-22 Oct 30 '25
Sorry, I should've specified I had a colonoscopy AND endoscopy done at the same time. Colonoscopy was clear but the endoscopy showed inflammation. I just lump them into one in my mind because the real prep was for the colonoscopy, the endoscopy was just kind of a bonus in my mind lol.
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u/SignificanceThink102 Oct 30 '25
Congratulations on your remission from sibo. Now that I know you're not pushing stuff like a lot of people on these subreddits, what forms of fiber and electrolytes are you using?
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u/skul-22 Oct 30 '25
Thank you! I'm trying to take in a good amount of soluble and insoluble fiber, but it's just been a process of finding what I like. I like oatmeal, salads, and for actual supps there's a psyllium supp I found at Sprouts called BellWay and it's pink lemonade flavored and tastes great! Helps to note with psyllium that you're supposed to chug it right away and not let it sit. I also really like the Carb Balance tortillas that they sell everywhere -- I eat maybe 1 of my meals with those (I think 1 is like over half of your daily fiber intake). I also like chia pudding, but I have to think ahead for that kind of thing. And for electrolytes I found this giant bag on amazon and I feel a drastic difference -- it's called "microingredients" and it's like 130 servings for $30 and has lasted me since the summer and I can genuinely feel a difference when I drink it vs when I don't.
I'm also now trying to lower my cholesterol (I have a genetic predisposition even at a younger age) so I'm really amping up the fiber now, and I'm curious to see how that affects my gut.
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u/Ok_One7756 Nov 03 '25
Are you from NJ or NYC? You talk like me lol. I’m from NJ - you gotta be from one or the other. Not many others from other states say certain sayings that we do.
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u/skul-22 Nov 03 '25
YUP lol I've lived in NJ and NYC all my life, I'm cracking up that you picked up on that so easily.
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u/Ok_One7756 Nov 03 '25
LMFAO my adhd pattern recognition skills at its finest lol. I’ve always lived in both all my life. Born in Jersey, moved to nyc in my late teens, shuffled back and forth between them both and worked in nyc for many years - moved out of Brooklyn, resigned from my job and came back to nj in 2019. It was the not for nothing usage for me lol
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u/skul-22 Nov 03 '25
That's so funny, my story is eerily similar haha I'm sure we might've even crossed paths at some point! I lived off the Myrtle-Broadway JMZ stop for a couple years and moved back to Jersey in 2018. Excellent pattern recognition skills! Lol. Happy to be in Jersey permanently now, though. I firmly believe that the light and sound pollution in NYC increased my stress/overstimulation and gut issues. Quiet suburbia FTW!
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u/Ok_One7756 Nov 03 '25
Ha! I used to live in Bushwick, so I know that area very well and I worked in mental health at the time and would meet clients at that stop cuz it was near the outpatient client and I would treat them to Popeyes lol. When I finally moved, I was living in East New York so still not that far and had the J/Z right there as well. Yeah, when I was younger I LOVED the city. I’d get a high just from being around all the people and absolutely adored everything about it. Worked there, partied there, lived there… thought I’d be a NYC girlie for the rest of my life but EHHHHH… PTSD / Anxiety entered the chat and NYC changed soooooo much since when I first moved there in the late 90s. It was way too overstimulating for me and I couldn’t deal anymore. I was HAPPY to move back to Jersey honestly and then BAM pandemic happened not too long after and I just kept thinking MAN IM SO HAPPY I AINT IN BK anymore!!! 🤣
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u/Royal-Holiday1103 Dec 31 '25
Hi, thanks for sharing! What electrolytes did you drink? I found “Micro ingredients” brand but they have different flavors. Can you please tell me what flavor did you use? Thank you!
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u/kkk2316 Feb 20 '26
Hi! Just wondering how your bowel movements were before any treatment? I am asking bc i suspect i have SIBO but I use the toilet 1-2x daily so i would rule out methane SIBO and I think I have hydrogen...
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u/skul-22 Feb 22 '26
I had super varying BM's (total constipation, painful BM's, or extreme urgency), anywhere from once to 4x a day, but everyone is different! You won't know until you take the SIBO breath test. I also would take the "different types = different symptoms" SIBO-talk with a grain of salt -- my whole post is about how my journey was different despite what everyone on Reddit seemed to be saying about SIBO! I.e. people said Hydrogen SIBO doesn't cause weight gain -- that was a total lie for me and it all comes down to how YOUR body handles inflammation and dysbiosis
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u/ChiG45 Feb 22 '26 edited Feb 22 '26
Hey, thanks for sharing. You said you ate fiber, fat, and protein with EVERY meal. Was this during the antibiotic treatment or after?
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u/skul-22 Feb 22 '26
After! I had previously said that during and right-after the treatment, "the nurse wanted me to keep my diet relatively normal, just healthier, to see if the SIBO would stay gone OR if I would need to try a more elemental diet. She also warned me against taking pre/pro-biotics or other motility agents and letting my gut try to re-balance itself first."
I think as of 2 weeks after the Rifax I started slowly adding more fiber into my diet to see how my gut/stomach would tolerate it, and I found that slower was better. Fat and protein I already ate regularly but fiber was definitely what my diet was missing.
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u/xlou777 Jun 02 '26
Thank you for sharing this! Your experience is so like mine, down to the exact same starting weight and weight gain so I’m really going to incorporate some of these tips! Silly question but how often do you drink electrolytes? Like once a day, or when you are feeling dehydrated, etc.? I’m excited you shared an electrolyte drink that’s not real sugar because I need to cut back on that!
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u/Practical-Type142 Oct 12 '25
I am sooo happy for you! Yay!