Clostridium difficile (c.diff) bacteria is the cause of up to 500,000 intestinal infections each year. It is also one of the leading antibiotic resistant infections we face. To make matters worse, it can often be hard to get rid of and has a very high recurrence rate. Over 15,000 people per year die from ,…
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Proton Pump Inhibitors Maybe As Bad For The Gut As Antibiotics!
Do you take Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs)? PPIs are among the top 10 most widely used drugs in the world. PPI use has been associated with an increased risk of enteric infections, most notably Clostridium difficile, with a 65% increase in incidence. The gut microbiome plays an important role in enteric infections, by resisting or…