Q How should I eat to benefit SIBO?
A Eat small amounts frequently and chew slowly. Reduce high-FODMAP foods (garlic, onion, wheat, legumes) and maintain 4–5 hour meal intervals to give the small intestine enough time to move the previous meal along.
Detailed Answer
Eating too much at once leaves unprocessed food in the small intestine, increasing fermentation. Maintaining 4–5 hour meal intervals allows the migrating motor complex to work, pushing residual bacteria and food debris into the large intestine. Reducing high-FODMAP foods and chewing well are the most important habits.
Korean Medicine Clinic Perspective
In Korean medicine, slowly, in small amounts, and regularly is the first principle of spleen-stomach function recovery. Dietary habit improvement and herbal medicine treatment together accelerate small intestinal motility recovery.
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