Fermented foods contain a large amount of beneficial bacteria, and should be a part of a health person’s diet. However, there are often reasons why someone can’t consume them. They are high in histamine and histamine producing bacteria, which can certainly worsen symptoms. They can also contain strains that produce d-lactic acid, something many people…
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Are Soil Based (SBO / HSO) Probiotics Good For Us?
There is a lot of misinformation out there on soil based probiotics (SBOs). Mostly scare tactics to either boost ratings for their website / blog, or sell their own, non-SBO, probiotic. Can SBO’s be dangerous? Yes… but so can water, bread yeast, peanuts, even oxygen can be dangerous if used inappropriately. The truth is SBOs,…
Do Probiotics and Fermented Foods Worsen SIBO?
One of the most common questions I get from people is if it is OK to take probiotics, or consume fermented foods, while they have SIBO. After all SIBO is a “bacterial overgrowth” and adding fermented foods will add bacteria. Some people have even had their doctor tell them SIBO is often an overgrowth of…
The Science Behind Enemas
There has been a lot of discussion about the use of enemas to treat various gut issues. I thought it was time to go over the science behind the subject. This article ends with abstracts from a number of studies.
Probiotic bacteria help conquer ‘superbugs’ | TribLIVE
Probiotic bacteria help conquer ‘superbugs’ | TribLIVE. Click above for the full article. Kandil often suggests probiotics as a supplemental treatment, including for patients with colon inflammation, diarrhea or infections. Others take probiotic pills in concert with prescribed antibiotics, which can scrub a patient’s gut of bacteria — good and bad — in an effort…