In part one of this series, we gave an overview of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth—otherwise known as SIBO. In part two, we discussed how to diagnose it. This third and final installment explores how to treat it. It’s no secret that SIBO can be difficult to treat. Finding true resolution requires an all-encompassing approach that includes dietary and lifestyle changes to balance the gut. A Quick Refresher Your digestive system has several sections with specific roles. After you swallow a mouthful of food, it makes its way to your small intestine, where the bulk of the work of drawing out nutrients takes place. What’s left passes into your large intestine, where a host of bacteria and fungi help finish the job. Then, waste products make their way out of your body. While those bacteria are essential in the large intestine, when they proliferate in the small intestine, they cause SIBO …