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Prebiotics Resource – Gut Health and Disease
Prebiotic Resource
Prebiotics are different form of food that escape digestion in the upper digestive tract. They make their way down to the large intestine virtually unchanged and feed certain beneficial bacteria that are part of our gut microbiome.
In …
Lactose Intolerance? Prebiotics May Help
As an avid gut explorer I am well aware of the knock on effect that the gut can have on digestion and food intolerances. That’s why I wasn’t so surprised to come across a paper exploring the link between the …
SIBO: Prebiotics & Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth
The use of prebiotics and probiotics in small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, or SIBO for short, has been generally considered a bad idea. The thinking does make sense. If you have an overgrowth of bacteria in the small intestine then …
Prebiotics: Lactulose – An Underutilised Prebiotic with Potential
Following on in the series on prebiotics, this week we will be covering a very underappreciated and utilised prebiotic known as lactulose.
The few people that may already be familiar with this substance may be confused at the moment, …
Prebiotics: Details on Building Your Gut
I have been delving into the world of prebiotics lately and wanted to update my thinking on this subject from the last article.
Previously I was concerned with the idea of feeding potentially pathogenic or less than friendly microorganisms …
Prebiotics: Gut Boosting Review
Unknowingly we have been consuming prebiotic foods for eons. Anyone who was breastfed as an infant has consumed prebiotics that have altered their gut microbiome in a beneficial way. Recently prebiotics have taken the front stage as a gut boosting …
Yersinia Infections – Testing & Natural Treatments
Yersinia enterocolitica is a bacterial infection that I have seen in patients with chronic digestive health issues. With a Yersinia infection common symptoms include diarrhoea and cramping but this bug can cause a range of other digestive issues. When approaching …
Methane SIBO: Advanced Treatment Options
Methane dominant small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, also known as methane SIBO or even SIMO (small intestinal methane overgrowth) is commonly seen in patients with constipation, bloating, flatulence, burping and sometimes even reflux and heartburn. This particular condition, as well as …
Testing & Treating Citrobacter Overgrowths
Today I wanted to share some thoughts on citrobacter. Now, this is a bacterial overgrowth that I frequently find when I test the large bowel of my patients. It is a member of the …
E. coli as Driver & Treatment: IBD series
Escherichia coli, or E. coli, is a gram negative bacteria that is a common inhabitant in a healthy gut. However, certain strains of this particular species are known pathogens that can contribute to active inflammation and drive inflammatory bowel …