Evidence-Based Nutrition for SIBO

Date: Friday, May 1

Time: 11:15 am-12:45 pm

Speaker Bio

Dr. Nicole DiNezza, DC, NTP, is a leading gut-health specialist with expertise in IBS, SIBO, and dysbiosis. Her clinical work blends holistic nutrition, herbal medicine, lifestyle health coaching, and functional medicine to help patients achieve sustainable digestive wellness. Widely recognized as the “Gut Microbiome Queen” on YouTube, she is also the co-host of the IBS Freedom Podcast. Dr. DiNezza is the founder and lead educator of FODMAP Freedom, an online program that helps individuals resolve chronic symptoms, including bloating, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and constipation.

Description

Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO) remains one of the more challenging digestive disorders to manage, with high relapse rates even after successful treatment. Fortunately, like other complex chronic conditions, SIBO often responds well to targeted dietary strategies. With multiple dietary protocols promoted for SIBO (Low FODMAP, SCD, Biphasic, and Low Fermentation to name a few), clinicians are often left wondering which approach truly serves their patients best. In this session, “Gut Microbiome Queen” Nicole DiNezza will review the evidence behind popular dietary strategies for SIBO and offer practical guidance for applying them in clinical practice.

Learning Objectives:

• Have a good understanding of popular “SIBO diets” including the low FODMAP diet, the biphasic diet, and the low fermentation diet
• Appreciate the limitations of popular SIBO diets, when to use them, and when to help patients reintroduce foods
• Understand the role of nutrition in helping SIBO patients
• Be aware of the current state of the research as it pertains to nutrition for SIBO
• Understand the importance of dietary diversity and its impact on the microbiota
• Recognize their limitations in giving nutritional counseling for SIBO (and when it’s appropriate to refer the patient to a Monash-trained Registered Dietitian (RD))
• Begin to recognize patterns of disordered eating in their patients (and how to tailor their nutritional advice to this population)