Vets meanwhile, are commonly prescribing antibiotics for SIBO, referring to it as a 'stomach infection'. Yet as we know, antibiotics destroy the beneficial bacteria in the intestines. It's these beneficial microbes which create the immune cells.

SIBO (Small Intestinal Bacterial Overload) means that pro-inflammatory gut bacteria have colonised and crowded out the beneficial hindgut biome, including the now recognised Archaea strand, which is also showing resistance to the majority of antibiotics that are commonly used.

Human health studies now show that the microbiome as a whole rarely recovers from an 'antibiotic' assault.

A botanical approach is less aggressive and has also been shown to be as effective as pharmaceutical antibiotics in clinical trials for SIBO treatment.

For the latest SIBO insights, see our main A-Z/Gut System page in the Advice Centre above.

Feed

5g/100kg bodyweight per day. i.e. 25g daily for a 500kg horse.

• I x level 15ml scoop = 15-grams.
• For fussy eaters, start with a pinch and slowly build your way up.

Composition

Andrographis paniculata, Astragalus membranaceus, Berberis vulgaris, Symphytum officinale, Eleutherococcus senticosus, Filipendula ulmaria, Origanum vulgare, Handroanthus impetiginosus, Plantago ovata, & Smilax ornata

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

NB. If you think your horse may have KPU, see our KPU page for more information.

• SIBO hurts - you would likely have seen flinching, biting, head swinging back to the gut rhs, maybe even cow-kicking. Alleviate with DuoBute fed alongside SiboCARE.
• Spirulina is an excellent gut-mycotoxin binder and deacidifier, especially useful if you've been feeding haylage. Aim for 1-tablespoon/day for 2-weeks.
• After finishing the course of SiboCARE, it's recommended to follow with a 1-month course of LKLCARE to tonify the master detoxification organs - liver, kidneys, and lymphatic system.
• Quality meadow hay , fed 24/7, is going to be your saviour to help restore the beneficial hindgut microbiome.