HINDGUT DYSBIOSIS/SIBO & FWS PROGRAMME

A recommended 2-month Hindgut Dysbiosis/SIBO gut regeneration programme, supporting hindgut dysbiosis / SIBO / leaky gut / faecal water syndrome.

⭐ Each item is available separately in our Gut System Shop page.

Key Benefits

When the gut microbiome integrity is disrupted, this renders the immune response dysfunctional, so it's imperative to regenerate the friendly gut biome colonies and clear out the bad bacteria, in order to rebalance the gut microbiome and the immune system.

Vets are commonly prescribing antibiotics for leaky gut syndrome, referring to it as a 'stomach infection'. Yet as we know, antibiotics not only have a mere 5% chance of working, but they also kill off the microbiome's beneficial biota in the intestines. This has a profound effect on optimal health as It's these beneficial microbes which create the immune cells.

Leaky Gut is caused by dysbiosis in the microbiome, aka SIBO (Small Intestinal Bacterial Overload). This means the pro-inflammatory, unfriendly gut bacteria have taken hold, including the now recognised Archaea strand, which the latest research showing that they are now resistant to the majority of antibiotics that are commonly used against bacteria.

Hence. the antibiotics that many practitioners typically prescribe for gut bacterial infections are not only ineffective, but risk causing further long-term health damage. Human health studies now show the microbiome as a whole rarely recovers from an 'antibiotic' assault.

Furthermore, this could also have a profound knock-on effect on liver/kidney function, specifically a dysfunction in the detoxification process because when there’s leaky gut, there’s an overload of toxins for the liver to metabolise (correct name biotransform). This affects the excretion route via the kidneys which are now unable to eliminate the toxinoverload quickly enough. This means the toxins remain circulating in the body, keeping the horse sick.

Feed Guide

Alleviate

- DuoBute (tincture)

First up, we start alleviating the discomfort. Feed for a couple of days in a p.m. feed to start taking the edge off, then we start the detox, while continuing with the DuoBute until finished.

Detox

NB. If you think your horse is a KPU candidate, you'll also need to add P5P and B12-Balance to reset the liver biotransformation function. You'll see all this explained in our KPU page .

Thereafter?

1. We recommended feeding our BiomeTonic , aka the well-known 'oily herbs', which support the intestinal environment, creating a hostile environment for pathogen microbes and parasites. Some horses seem to need it permanently; others (like our MacAttack) did well on it being fed every couple of weeks - it's very much horses for courses so your horse will no doubt tell you.
2. Our WildFed mix is also beneficial to feed occasionally to add valuable prebiotic roughage and nutrient diversity to the diet. You can either add to the feedbowl or sprinkle a handful over hay every other day or so.
3. Finally, don't forget to look at fortifying the diet, switching the processed feeds for a grass forage-fibre feed, i.e a meadow cob/chaff, and getting as much quality hay going through the hindgut, while closing the nutrient gap with forage-balanced minerals - see our EquiVita/VitaComplete range.

Top Tip- If your horse is a fussy eater, start slow! A pinch of each at a time and slowly build up.

Supplements of any kind should be fed with caution to the pregnant or nursing mare so always seek veterinary advice.

Delivery

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