Recent content by indigo34

That's super interesting that they studied this. Maybe looser stool tend to contain a larger percentage of bacteria that are competitive with C. diff, or fill a similar niche, as opposed to firmer stools. Just speculating.

Just watched the clip, wow that's great they understand about antibiotic overuse and the microbiome, even better than I thought from the interview I heard. He said the risk of suicide is 3x greater in the year after taking antibiotics. I don't know if that's true but the fact of him saying that...

I can take another day this month to go there. Do you know when he is most likely to be there so I can increase the chances of seeing him? I'll draft up a letter too based on your other post on it. I think I'll emphasize the microbiome-autism connection though and possibly use the Alzheimer's...

This seems like the best we could have hoped for since Cassidy seems a lot more accessible than Kennedy. You literally talked to him and he took some time to listen. I don't know if Senator Cassidy knows that there is a microbiome connection to autism, possibly even in a majority of cases, but...

Well it's at least partially correct i.e. lower route which obviously bypasses those things. We certainly should not be assuming mouse FMT is directly comparable to lower route human FMT, especially considering the differences sometimes seen between human upper and lower route FMT. Or do you...

There are several factors to consider when translating the conclusions of this and other FMT mouse studies to humans that I did not elucidate in my previous post. Mouse FMTs do not bypass any of their GI tract while human FMTs seek to bypass the acid-producing stomach and antimicrobial-compound...

I have not read the studies on fermented foods in healthy people so I'll take your word for it since I don't plan on reading them anytime soon. (I would if I had more time/energy and was considering trying them though.) I have seen fermented foods widely promoted and I suppose I bought into the...

I was responding to this person's individual situation and not everyone as general advice. This person mentioned being healthy and having no gut problems.

This is a literature review I did evaluating the above-cited evidence that there is a significant difference between the mucosal and fecal microbiomes in humans. My conclusion is that there is insufficent evidence due to two issues with the research: 1) the use of mouse studies and 2) the use of...

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8733563/ Read the sections "Pathogen Resistance by Commensal Gut Microbiota" and "Gut Microbiota and Pathogen Colonization Resistance Mechanisms" Your microbiome has what's called "colonization resistance" to gut pathogens that cause food poisoning like...

That's called Southern hospitality. One of the nice things about living in Virginia :) It has been two weeks and I haven't gotten a response. I can try calling their office next week to follow up. I'll email you the comment I submitted on their website. There wasn't an option for a meeting...

Could you try complaining focusing on one specific study where harm was done (for example, the FMT study for C. diff that had to be stopped is a very clear example of patient harm being done, i.e. death) and cite the specific conditions in the donors (if you have info on the donors) that are...

That sucks you weren't able to get in. Sorry you woke up early and everything. Same with Fox News but I'm not surprised. Almost no one seems interested in this issue which is so bizarre. I don't fully understand it myself. I tried opening the article but it cost $. I did read that Bill Cassidy...

@Veronikakrov have you heard of histamine intolerance? When my histamines were really out of whack after antimicrobials I had severe anxiety, panic and insomnia. I still have the condition but to a lesser extent than before. Switching to a low-carb, low-histamine diet helped along with taking...

That sounds like a good idea. I'm happy to try to help with that. I don't have any relevant experience though just my own research on the microbiome and FMT. I know one person in academia who has some experience writing grants that I can ask for some advice on the process though.