Allison Siebecker, ND, MSOM, LAc

Portland, Oregon | USA

Dr. Siebecker has been in clinical practice since 2006, and became a SIBO specialist in 2010. She’s the co-founder and former Medical Director of the SIBO Center for Digestive Health at the National University of Natural Medicine (NUNM), where she teaches Advanced Gastroenterology. Additionally, Dr. Siebecker co-founded the NUNM GI Conference, NUNM SIBO Symposium, and the online SIBO SOS™ Summits I-III. Passionate about teaching practitioners and patients, Dr. Siebecker serves as the only Naturopathic Physician on the GI Health Foundation IBS Faculty. She is an award-winning author and created and maintains siboinfo.com, a robust and completely free SIBO educational website that has become a go-to resource for SIBO practitioners and patients.

"Understanding and Treating SIBO"

A complete training and 3-hour SIBO “how-to,” this course from Dr. Siebecker is a precursor on Friday April 3rd for SIBOCON2020.

Part 1: Understanding and Diagnosing SIBO

Covers SIBO sub-types, underlying causes, how symptoms are generated, differential diagnosis, and breath test diagnosis with detailed interpretation instruction.

Part 2: Managing SIBO

Covers the many aspects of treatment, including antibiotics, herbal antibiotics, elemental diet, diet, prokinetics and key points for success. Useful clinical pearls and Q&A time are included.

Learning Objectives:

Describe the symptoms, common etiology and pathophysiology of SIBO and correlate SIBO with established diseases and syndromes.
Perform diagnosis of SIBO based on analysis of patient history, differential diagnosis and interpretation of test results.
Tailor treatment options for patients based on their predominant symptoms and gas types, while considering the mechanisms of action and potential side effects of each treatment.

Past Conference Participation

2017 Integrative SIBO Conference - Chicago, Illinois

~ Featured Speaker ~

"SIBO Overview: Causes, Effects, Diagnosis and Treatment"

2018 Integrative SIBO Conference - New Orleans, Louisiana

~ Panelist ~

2019 Integrative SIBO Conference - Seattle, Washington

~ Panelist ~

2020 Integrative SIBO Conference - San Diego, California

~ Featured Speaker ~

"Understanding and Treating SIBO"