Monitoring SIBO with FoodMarble

Living with SIBO can feel overwhelming. Symptoms can be unpredictable, and progress isn’t always easy to measure. With FoodMarble, you don’t have to manage this journey alone.

AIRE 2 is clinically validated and used by thousands of healthcare professionals around the world for SIBO monitoring.

👉 If you haven’t yet received a SIBO diagnosis, FoodMarble can connect you with a healthcare provider. Simply email our team at healthcare@foodmarble.com, and we’ll guide you through the next steps.

For SIBO monitoring with FoodMarble, follow these steps:

Step 1 – Measure Your Baseline

Before starting a treatment plan, it’s important to gather baseline information. This gives you a solid point of comparison with later results. Aim to log consistently for at least 5 days (longer if possible) to build a meaningful snapshot of your current patterns.

Here’s what to track:

🌬️ Breath

Everyone’s breath readings are unique. Daily testing builds a picture of your personal digestion trends. Remember: these daily readings aren’t directly comparable to a SIBO test result, which is done after fasting and consuming a specific sugar (like lactulose).

📋 Symptoms

After every breath test, you’ll be prompted to record how you feel. You can also log symptoms when they flare up. While symptoms can be unpredictable, keeping a record helps you see whether your SIBO is improving or flaring, and how other factors (like food, stress, or poor sleep) might play a role.

🍽️ Meals

For people with SIBO, bacteria in the small intestine can be fed by what you eat and drink. Many find that limiting FODMAPs, reducing sugar, or choosing soluble fiber helps.

Logging meals lets you:

• Spot potential food triggers
• Track your tolerance as you reintroduce foods
• See how diet influences your symptoms and progress

😴 Sleep

Poor sleep disrupts digestion and can worsen SIBO symptoms. Logging your sleep quality helps you and your practitioner see whether restless nights or irregular patterns are linked to symptom flare-ups.

💭 Stress

Stress hormones (like CRH) can affect gut motility, sometimes leading to diarrhea or other changes. By logging stress daily, you can later identify whether stressful periods were contributing to symptoms.

⚖️ Other factors

Don’t forget to track medications and supplements, and be mindful that exercise can affect your digestion.

Step 2 – Keep Tracking During Treatment

When you begin a new treatment protocol, dietary adjustment, or supplement routine — ideally under the guidance of your healthcare provider — log it in the app under Meds & Supplements.

Continue your daily breath testing routine, record your symptoms, meals, and any other factors that may affect your gut. Whether you’re using antibiotics, herbal antimicrobials, or following an elimination diet, consistent tracking helps reveal what’s working and what’s not.

⚠️ Expect fluctuations: Scores often jump around when you first start a treatment. They may look erratic at first, but this is to be expected. Try not to focus on individual readings. Instead, keep testing regularly and look for overall trends.

What to look for in your data:

• 📉 Baseline shifts – Are readings trending higher, lower, or staying steady?
• 🤔 Symptom patterns – Are bloating and discomfort or other regularly logged symptoms improving or worsening?
• 🍽️ Food responses – Do certain meals consistently lead to higher readings?
• ⏱️ Recovery time – How quickly do you return to normal after a flare-up?
• 🔄 Consistency – Are improvements holding over time?

Review your results in the app and share them with your healthcare provider to guide decisions.

Step 3 – Adjust and Maintain

Once you’ve gathered enough data, it’s time to put your insights into action. Use what you’ve learned to fine-tune your treatment or diet plan with your healthcare provider.

✅ Keep monitoring:

• Continue occasional breath testing and symptom logging to make sure improvements last.
• Address any changes early to reduce the risk of relapse.

🧪 Consider Completing the Food Intolerance Tests:

At this stage, if symptoms have eased, some users find it helpful to complete the food intolerance tests. Ask your healthcare provider, if unsure whether to proceed.

These can be completed as part of the FoodMarble Program, or as a one-off test through the app under Discovery > Challenges.

Each test requires preparation:

• Preparation diet 24-hours prior to test
• 10-12-hour fast before commencing test (as well as fasting during the 3-hour testing period)
• Medications that might affect your bowel must be paused for 24-hours prior to test - always consult your healthcare provider before making any changes to your medication plan

These tests can help you uncover specific food sensitivities and guide further adjustments to your diet.

Take Control of Your SIBO at Home

With AIRE 2, you can test from home - as often as you need - without the expense or delays of one-off tests. You can track change in real time, helping you identify patterns and better manage your SIBO.

Updated on: 28/08/2025