Not exact matches
My son may have been deprived
of oxygen on his way
out given that he had to have oxygen for awhile, and I'm sure the prophylactic antibiotics he got postpartum to treat a presumed pneumothorax messed with his
gut flora, but other than that I can't say what caused his issues.
These oligosaccharides promote the build up
of healthy
gut flora, and in this way breastmilk supports your baby from the inside
out.
They missed
out on all that squeezing, release
of hormones, and
gut flora?
They were then given antibiotics, which wiped
out much
of their
gut flora, before ingesting a potentially fatal
gut - irritating chemical.
Gajewski says doctors need to start analysing people's
gut flora and working
out if certain types
of bacteria affect the clinical benefit or toxicity
of treatments.
If our
gut flora is unhealthy and
out of balance, our mood, sleep, and hormone production can be affected, which could cause food cravings.
However, if your
gut barrier doesn't function properly due to a lack
of friendly
flora, then your body can't adequately absorb nutrients, which can eventually spur allergies and other
out -
of - whack immune reactions.
Less than optimal digestion can happen for other reasons too: not enough
gut flora to aid the digestive process, not enough water and / or fibre to help our body move all that digested food
out of us, or too much protein which is super hard for our system to breakdown.
In the large intestine, water is recycled, recycles the waste materials which nourishes the colon, the large intestine captures any nutrients that are lost which helps feed the
gut flora and these nutrients get converted to Vitamins K, B1, B2, B12 and butyric acid (good for
gut health), and the leftovers get formed in waste (fecal matter) which is expelled
out of the body.
However, when we wipe
out the beneficial bacteria — and they are extremely vulnerable to broad spectrum antibiotics, to the contraceptive pill, to steroid medications prescribed on a long term basis, in fact to the majority
of modern drugs that are used on a repeat prescription basis — we end up with what is called
gut dysbiosis (damaged
gut flora).
It needs building blocks for them, because they're made
out of certain nutrients (proteins, certain fats, vitamins, enzymes, and other active molecules)... Second, it needs the whole process to be orchestrated by the beneficial microbes in your digestive system; by the beneficial healthy
gut flora.»
Your
gut is like your second brain, so if you're struggling with digestive symptoms, there's a good chance you aren't absorbing minerals and your
gut flora is
out of balance, leading to bloating and gas.
More inflammation, more bacterial overgrowth, maybe a bout
of antibiotics thrown in for good measure which wipes
out the bacteria, leaving a clean slate and prompting another mad dash by microbes to fill the vacancies, and the result is — potentially — a permanently altered / disrupted distribution
of gut flora both supporting and supported by chronic systemic inflammation.
Even if
gut flora species were sentient, they'd only be acting
out of self - interest.
My feeling is that my
gut flora is all wacked and
out of balance, but I eat healthy, been a vegan since 2008 and a vegetarian since 2006.
I would suggest that you cut
out all sugars, and keep your consumption
of starch low as you are healing the
gut flora.
If you are not aware, the hypothesis and diet are essentially: low carb eating to starve
out bad
gut flora, combined with plenty
of homemade yogurt to repopulate good
gut flora.
A good balance
of beneficial
flora in the
gut helps crowd
out pathogenic parasites, yeast and bacteria and assists in the production
of B vitamins.
I'd just like to add: Though I'm very curious myself about the burgeoning scientific understandings
of gut flora, you may want to consider pointing
out factors having to do with pH change.
When people say they have a gurgling stomach, acid reflux or constipation, it is actually quite simple — it means their
gut flora is
out of balance.
The pill's knocking her healthy
gut flora out of balance — thanks to inflammation — meant Denise wasn't making enough
of this feel - good neurotransmitter that also plays a role in
gut mobility, explaining why she felt so bloated.
Consuming probiotics will help to keep your
gut flora well - balanced, making it unlikely that GBS will be able to grow
out of control.
Because the penicillins may also alter
gut flora, antibiotic - associated diarrhea can occur, as well as selecting
out resistant bacteria maintaining residence in the colon
of the animal (superinfections).