Bilophila wadsworthia is a gram negative bacterium that belongs in the Proteobacteria phylum. It is one of a number of bacteria that produce hydrogen sulfide, a gas that, when it reaches a certain threshold, is implicated in the breakdown of …
Natural Treatments For Parasite Infections
Parasite infections are more common than you might think, especially when you live (or visit) warmer climates. Bali belly is a classic example of this idea. Many parasites can take up residence in your gut and cause some classic poor …
Gut Health: Imbalanced Gut Flora Equals Leaky Gut
Intestinal permeability also known as leaky gut can stem from many different causes. Any ongoing insult to the gut can lead to increased permeability. Read on to learn how an imbalanced gut flora can lead to leaky gut and what …
Type 1 Diabetes and the Gut
Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease characterised by antibodies directed at the pancreatic beta cells which produce your body’s insulin. This article will explore the gut microbiota as it influences the onset and development of type 1 diabetes.
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…Gut Infections And How To Deal With Them
There seems to be two major approaches to working with gut infections. The first is to bomb the gut with strong antimicrobial herbs and supplements. The other is to gently nurture your gut microbiome in attempts to outcompete the infection. Read …
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 …
Faecalibacterium prausnitzii – A Superhero Bug
Faecalibacterium prausnitzii is a member of the Firmicutes phylum and is the most numerous single bacteria found in the large intestine. Some estimates have it at over 5% of the microbial population. Big numbers.
There have been a number of …
Blastocystis hominis: Natural Herbal Treatments
Anyone who has been reading this blog will know that I have been struggling with Blastocystis homins and Dientamoeba infections since contracting them, four years ago, in the Byron Bay hinterland. More on my story here.
Today I’d like to …
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, …