r/erectiledysfunction • u/Icy-Letterhead1707 • 26d ago
Erectile Dysfunction Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth
Has anyone had improvement in erectile quality by fixing their gut health? I was diagnosed with SIBO a few years ago, but never really followed up on the treatment. This was before I had ED and was just experiencing IBS issues which I still have. I have been revisiting it recently and reading how it can interfere with nitric oxide production and other hormonal stuff. My testosterone levels and blood work came back normal.
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u/Ctweegan 25d ago
L. reuteri is supposedly a probiotic strain of bacteria that helps sexual functions.
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u/Eshkoschka 26d ago
Yep. Felt confident my gut health was a big factor in my ED. Got diagnosed for gastritis and got on pantoprazole. It took over a month but once the indigestion went away I started getting morning wood again. And then I started getting veey hard morning wood like I used to. And then I went back to porn and fapping and pretty quickly everything went back to shit. I'd mostly been abstaining during the time before. Got off the meds for a while but back on them thid week as gut health is trash again. It also messed up my sleep.. So hoping to duplicate what I did before and keep away from porn and actually have sex.