Hosted by Shivan Sarna and Dr. Allison Siebecker.

We invited, Dr. Pimentel, a top research doctor in the fields of IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome), SIBO (Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth), IMO (Intestinal Methanogen Overgrowth), and other functional gut disorders. He and his team are working tirelessly in the MAST-Pimentel Laboratory at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles to find a cure for these gut motility diseases.

Dr. Pimentel is the man we have to thank for...

• Sequencing the small intestine microbiome
• Identifying post-infectious IBS (aka IBS caused by past food poisoning) as an underlying cause
• Creating the blood test to diagnose post-infectious IBS (called IBS Smart)
• Separating IMO (intestinal methanogen overgrowth) as a "separate" condition from SIBO
  
• Pioneering treatments for SIBO, including Rifaximin and the Elemental Diet
• Creating the Cedars-Sinai low-fermentation diet has helped thousands of people find relief
• Creating the first breath test for all 3 gases: methane, hydrogen, and hydrogen sulfide (called Trio Smart)

I could go on, but suffice it to say Dr. Pimentel is a pioneer, and I am extremely honored to have the chance to sit down and interview him again.

(And as a BONUS, Dr. Allison Siebecker joined us LIVE on the call!)

// ABOUT

Dr. Mark Pimentel is the top research doctor in the fields of IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome), SIBO (Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth), and other functional gut disorders. As head of the MAST-Pimentel Laboratory at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, Dr. Pimentel and his team work tirelessly to find a cure for gut motility diseases.  He is the world's leading expert and researcher in the fields of IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome), SIBO (Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth), IMO (Intestinal Methanogen Overgrowth), and other functional gut disorders. 

Shivan Sarna is the author of Healing SIBO, TV host, and the creator of the SIBO SOS® Summits and Community, the Digestion SOS® documentary series, the Gut & Microbiome Rescue Summit, the Lymphatic Rescue Summit, the Dental-Health Connection Summit, and Chronic Condition Research, a 501(c) 3 non-profit to further research under-funded medical conditions. After a lifetime of struggling with health issues, Shivan made it her mission to demystify her own health struggles - and to share that information with others who were struggling. Her special skill is finding and connecting with the leading expert doctors and connecting those experts with the people who need their help. Her personal mantra is SOS: Save Our Selves, and that's what she has helped thousands of people do! 

Dr. Allison Siebecker is an Instructor of Advanced Gastroenterology at NUNM, an award-winning author, and the 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient from the Gastroenterology Association of Naturopathic Physicians. She was the former medical director and co-founder of the SIBO Center for Digestive Health at NUNM. Dr. Siebecker has specialized exclusively in SIBO since 2011, serving as a second and third-opinion referral doctor for patients who have failed previous treatments and is the creator of many staple SIBO treatments. Dr. Siebecker is passionate about education, she has been teaching physicians, medical students, and patients internationally since 2010, with many going on to become SIBO specialists and teachers, sharing alongside her at conferences and in their own courses, websites, and books. www.siboinfo.com

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