SIBO doesn't have one cause. It has four. And berberine targets all of them.
Most SIBO treatments do one thing. Antibiotics kill bacteria. Laxatives force motility. Diets starve fermentation. The problem? The four drivers of SIBO — bacterial overgrowth, sugar fermentation, sluggish motility, and gut inflammation — work together. Address one, and the other three pull the bacteria right back in within weeks.
Berberine is one of the only compounds clinically studied to address all four at the same time. It has a direct antimicrobial effect that thins overgrown bacteria. It limits the absorption of the sugars those bacteria feed on, so there's less fuel for fermentation, gas, and bloating. It supports the MMC so bacteria can't settle and accumulate. And it lowers inflammation in the gut lining, restoring the barrier that should have kept things in check in the first place.
It's not a stronger antibiotic. It's a smarter one — because it changes the environment SIBO needs to survive, instead of just attacking the bacteria and waiting for them to come back.
