In many cases, treating SIBO and/or IBS involves addressing two main factors. The first factor focuses on maintaining healthy gut motility. This means making sure that your bowel movements are happening at a healthy frequency. Acupuncture is particularly useful in this case. If you deal with constipation, we’ll focus on increasing the frequency of your bowel movements. For diarrhea, we’ll work to slow things down so that you can absorb nutrients in your food. The second factor that needs to be addressed with these conditions is establishing a healthy balance in the gut microbiome. While acupuncture can help a little bit in this case, it won’t be enough on its own to take care of this aspect. I am happy to provide referrals to the right practitioners to help you out with this piece. Because stress often plays a big role in SIBO and IBS, the treatment will also focus on stress management.