Re: To TONY, Regarding SIBO

 I've been having ammonia breath for quite a while now. I even have my towel I use in my 'Relax' Infrared Sauna smell like ammonia with sweat. This got me VERY concerned I had high levels of Uric Acid in my blood because I assumed my kidneys weren't working properly. I'm 27 and hoped that I'd been doing enough maintenance cleansing on my kidneys not to have kidney disease or failure so young. But recently, after taking Natren probiotics for a few days, I noticed no more ammonia smell on my towel after sweating. Somehow those probiotics stopped the smell. And now, since stopping them it's back. Does that rule out kidney problems and rule in SIBO? I've been bloated for 3 years, (looking six months pregnant, awesome l-ook for a guy!) awful digestion (usual constipation), gas, depression, assumed candida, etc..

The body routinely generates ammonia as proteins and cells are broken down in the body.  Most of the ammonia is converted in to uric acid, hydrolyzed in to urea and passed off in urine.  If the body cannot keep up with the ammonia production then some of the ammonia compounds will be eliminated through the skin where bacteria can react on them releasing ammonia gas.  A few things can contribute to this include liver issues (most common cause), excess protein consumption, hemolytic anemia, low carbonic acid levels, kidney issues, etc.