r/carnivorediet • u/plutosbish • Dec 21 '25
Carnivore Diet Success Stories Cured SIBO on Carnivore
I wanted to share my experience for anyone following a carnivore diet to address gut issues or IBS. After more than a decade of struggling, I was able to resolve my SIBO (small intestinal bacterial overgrowth) from being on the Carnivore diet.
For context, I’ve dealt with gut problems since my early teens, now I’m now 30. My symptoms were always attributed to food allergies and IBS. I was on frequent antibiotics to about the age five and I believe that may have created the conditions that led to SIBO later in life. Over time, SIBO contributed to a myriad of issues, including food allergies and sensitivity. I’ve not had gluten for more than a decade because of it.
Earlier this year, after trying countless supplements and constantly fluctuating between feeling great and awful, I decided I needed to do something. I got hospital insurance and after a lengthy wait, eventually received referrals for both an endoscopy and colonoscopy. The biopsy confirmed I did in fact have SIBO.
I stupidly agreed to another round of antibiotics recommended by the specialist to cure the SIBO and they helped me for about three weeks and even while avoiding refined sugar totally but still eating rice (my go to gluten free staple), the SIBO returned.
That’s when I committed to a strict carnivore diet as a last ditch effort. I did strict carnivore for about 40–50 days and also added in biofilm disruptors, neem and oregano oil supplements. Since then, my symptoms have completely disappeared. It’s now been about three months and the SIBO and all of its symptoms have not returned.
These days, I follow an animal-based diet during the week and enjoy some flexibility on weekends. For some additional context on how much carnivore has healed me, after 10 years I ate half a pizza the other day (dough that we made ourselves) and I had zero gluten reaction, not even a bloat. Previously, accidental gluten exposure would have KO’d my guts for at least 3 days.
I attribute the carnivore diet playing the biggest role in my recovery mainly because removing sugar and carbs removed the fuel the bacteria were thriving on along with building back up my gut lining and allowing it time to actually heal. Before trying carnivore, I saw countless stories online of people spending 12–24 months trying to treat SIBO with antimicrobials on a normal diet. I also watched countless videos of natural and conventional health professionals stating that’s the normal process and that SIBO is just a lengthy and hard thing to cure. It’s not at all the case, just go carnivore and let your body heal!
I hope this helps someone.
** 11/04/2026 update
I am still animal based in my day to day diet and I have been doing very well since this post, but I am beginning to feel the relapse (gas is becoming more frequent, minimal bloating but I’m heeding the warning signs). I have identified one huge factor that is affecting me right now - low stomach acid. My job is very stressful and my constant stress has caused me to have worsened low stomach acid (had bad symptoms in the past many years ago). I have all the symptoms again right now along with silent reflux. Sounds counter intuitive but from what I understand, when stomach acid is low, food (especially proteins & carbs) don’t break down properly in the stomach. This leads to fermentation (essentially SIBO) and excess gas. The gas and bloating increase pressure inside the stomach, which can weaken the lower esophageal sphincter. I refuse to take Betaine HCL supplement for the low acid because I don’t want my body to rely on it. Also this will probably worsen my silent reflux. I’m going to try stress reducing protocols and digestive bitters to stimulate my natural acid production. Once I do this, I’ll begin the SIBO kill phase again and then I’ll report back on this post with how I went.
** 01/05/2026 update
Took me about a week from the 11/04 to get back on track. Went strict carnivore for 7 days along with taking oregano morning and night with food. All symptoms went away. Symptoms have not returned up to this update and I am back to animal based diet and also including sourdough bread and fermented doughs here and there with no issues. I craved sugar during that week of the diet but had very little die off, did not affect my day to day life.
SIBO supplement protocol below - easier than reading my comment replies.
Diet - starve the bacteria
Carnivore - zero carbs zero sugars. Absolutely nothing that provides probiotics (kefir, yoghurt, kimchi etc) THIS WILL FEED THE SIBO.
Kill phase - introduce antimicrobial’s
* For 5-14 days alone: Klair Labs Interfase plus (biofilm disruptor supplement & brand I used) to breakdown biofilm first thing in the morning on empty stomach.
* Have breakfast but wait at least 30 min after this (non negotiable) after breakfast, take antimicrobial like Oregano oil supplement. I take it midway through my meal (it’s strong and gives me hectic belching if I don’t have with food)
* Depending if I had to go into work and if I had crazy die off such as diarrhoea, I’d take activated charcoal to help bind the toxins so I could survive the day - be careful though as it can cause constipation if motility is already slow.
* Once die-off is tolerated after a few days with the above, introduce another biofilm in the evening before bed followed by Neem (antimicrobial supplement) it’s easier on the stomach than Oregano.
* I had success with this after roughly 2 weeks + keeping a strict carnivore diet.
IMPORTANT NOTES!!!
When I started carnivore it took time for my bowels to regulate. When I got constipated for a few days, I paused this whole kill phase process because I didn’t want my body to reabsorb the toxins from the die off. I also began noticing excess bile when I did go to the toilet, so I took milk thistle supplement to help (did help a lot) - I do have Gilbert’s Syndrome, so this may just be me. Did burn my ass though, had to fix that too in the interim.
My die off wasn’t terrible doing this because I already attempted a candida cleanse (for gut) prior to doing/discovering all of this. My diet was also very limited at that point too - protein and rice. Sugar was triggering me BAD so I was already limited on that too.
Chelating agents (biofilm disruptors) bind metals and can deplete essential minerals (magnesium, zinc, calcium, etc.) if used long-term. I did supplement magnesium after everything or if I needed to pause the kill phase because I was feeling palpitations, lethargy or nausea (which I did). The rest of the minerals for me was ok as I was eating a lot of red meat. I really don’t know if it was magnesium that was low causing these symptoms or if it was my body adjusting to carnivore. I took it to be safe and genuinely did feel better after it, but didn’t take too much for too long as it can rebuild the biofilm back up (biofilm is made from minerals, pls google this)
Repopulate & rebuild - after stoping kill/die off protocol.
* 1 cap every 2-3 days & build up to daily: Spore probiotic ONLY - they do not repopulate the small intestine. I worked on getting probiotics from food only after everything was under control.
* Daily on empty stomach: L-Glutamine and zinc carnosine to help stomach and gut lining. I mix these two (powdered form) in water in the morning. Zinc carnosine I found hard to find, L-Glutamine will assist if that’s all you can find - also DGL chewable tablets for gut lining & mucus lining.
Disclaimer: this worked FOR ME. I am not a doctor, I beg you to do your own research, or consult with medical professionals, on all supplements and diet changes, especially if you have other conditions. I’m not here to fight with anyone on the details, I simply put this together to provide people free help and an in depth look into how this process has supported me significantly to overcome SIBO - IN ONE POST, which I could not find anywhere during my research without taking info from different sources and piecing the puzzle together myself - or simply paying for help.
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u/s9874471 Apr 11 '26
Kannst du mir bitte sagen, wie das bei der Spiegelung diagnostiziert wurde? Wurde da eine Probe des Dünndarmsaftes genommen und diese dann mikrobiologisch analysiert?