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<blockquote data-quote="LittleGreyCat" data-source="post: 732101" data-attributes="member: 6467"><p>Jut to make the point again - if your SIBO is preventing you from absorbing nutrients (malabsorption) leading to malnutrition and weight loss, then counting calories in is surely not a good guide?</p><p></p><p>The calories you are taking may be O.K. for someone slim and of medium height when they are able to absorb all the calories from their food, but if your ability to extract energy and nutrients from food is compromised I would have expected that you would increase your total calorie intake to compensate.</p><p></p><p>From <a href="http://www.webmd.boots.com/digestive-disorders/small-intestinal-bacteria-sibo?page=2" target="_blank">http://www.webmd.boots.com/digestive-disorders/small-intestinal-bacteria-sibo?page=2</a></p><p></p><p>"Bacteria in the small intestine, when present in large numbers, can compete with the human body for the food that is eaten. This can lead to malnutrition with vitamin and mineral deficiencies. In advanced cases of SIBO, the bacteria use up enough food, that there are insufficient <a href="http://www.webmd.boots.com/diet/guide/15-best-diet-tips-ever" target="_blank">calories</a> for the body, which leads to weight loss."</p><p></p><p>I can't immediately find any figures for how much the bacteria steal from your food, but I would guess that even if it is only 10% you should be adding 10% to your normal calorie intake to compensate.</p><p></p><p>I can see, again from Google, that you have to avoid any fermentable carbohydrates which severely limits most food groups and is far more restrictive than normal LCHF. If you are having difficulty in increasing your fat intakes, how about increasing your egg consumption?</p><p></p><p>Hope this helps</p><p></p><p>LGC</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LittleGreyCat, post: 732101, member: 6467"] Jut to make the point again - if your SIBO is preventing you from absorbing nutrients (malabsorption) leading to malnutrition and weight loss, then counting calories in is surely not a good guide? The calories you are taking may be O.K. for someone slim and of medium height when they are able to absorb all the calories from their food, but if your ability to extract energy and nutrients from food is compromised I would have expected that you would increase your total calorie intake to compensate. From [url]http://www.webmd.boots.com/digestive-disorders/small-intestinal-bacteria-sibo?page=2[/url] "Bacteria in the small intestine, when present in large numbers, can compete with the human body for the food that is eaten. This can lead to malnutrition with vitamin and mineral deficiencies. In advanced cases of SIBO, the bacteria use up enough food, that there are insufficient [URL='http://www.webmd.boots.com/diet/guide/15-best-diet-tips-ever']calories[/URL] for the body, which leads to weight loss." I can't immediately find any figures for how much the bacteria steal from your food, but I would guess that even if it is only 10% you should be adding 10% to your normal calorie intake to compensate. I can see, again from Google, that you have to avoid any fermentable carbohydrates which severely limits most food groups and is far more restrictive than normal LCHF. If you are having difficulty in increasing your fat intakes, how about increasing your egg consumption? Hope this helps LGC [/QUOTE]
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