Tag: bacteria
Gut bacteria and diverticulitis
Diverticulitis is common in 50 percent of adults over 60; it’s a poorly understood disease but it seems anti-inflammatory compounds from friendly gut bacteria...
Natural compounds to treat Colitis and Ulcerative Colitis: From science.
Natural compounds such as serrapeptase, aloe vera, boswellia, butyrate, whey protein and probiotics all have research to support their effectiveness with Colitis and Ulcerative...
How E coli worsens Crohn’s
Research shows a variant of E. coli worsens Crohn's; localised inflammation in the gut wall produces metabolites that feed and nourish the variant, dubbed...
The low-FODMAP Diet
The low FODMAP diet is not really a diet, more a way of analysing what foods may be causing IBS, colitis or worse; and...
Baby’s gut bacteria and breast feeding duration predict future obesity
A higher per cent of Bifidobacteria and a lower per cent of Prevotella in baby’s microbiota are associated with a lower BMI and lower...
Eat this food cause inflammation; eat that one and lower it
Eating the right foods can lower inflammation in the body, whereas eating poor foods can cause increases in inflammation.
Your microbiome has 90 trillion bugs...
Gum disease linked to worse Covid outcomes
Periodontitis, or common gum disease, causes a systemic inflammatory response and appears linked to far worse outcomes on Covid-19 cases.
We have covered links between...
Prebiotics linked to reduced stress and anxiety levels
A 28-day study from the University of Surrey, England, where 18-25 year old women took a prebiotic pill, showed reduced levels of anxiety and...
Depression linked to the gut microbiome
Depression has been repeatedly linked to changes in the gut microbiome, with specific bacteria and bacteriophages found; yet more than a third of people...
Could L-tyrosine and PCS prevent an asthma attack?
A common amino acid, L-tyrosine, is the precursor to a compound PCS in the body which seems to control inflammation in the lungs, that...
Sugar increase risk of colitis
Glucose, fructose and sucrose sugars can damage the lining of the gut and lead to Inflammatory Bowel Diseases such as colitis, according to UT...
The Truth about Coeliac Disease
The cause of coeliac disease is almost certainly the loss of certain strains of commensal bacteria – for example strains of lactobacillus, Bifidobacterium, Firmicutes...
