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Posted 7/20/2015 4:21 PM (GMT 0)
I just received my results from the gut test. I haven't had a chance to review the raw information in any detail but here is some of my data--

Top 5 Bacteria--
Firmicutes 82.85%
2Bacteroidetes 2.99%
3Proteobacteria 1.18%
4Actinobacteria 0.63%
5Cyanobacteria0.02%

Top most depleted compared to other samples in the biome database-
1Bacteroidetes 7.53X
2Actinobacteria 3.93X
3Proteobacteria 2.74X
4Firmicutes 0.72X

Not sure what any of these means at this point but hopefully it can help me with my probiotic/prebiotic/diet plan.
Posted 7/20/2015 5:54 PM (GMT 0)
It seems like everyone gets these results and no one knows what to make of them :(

I do not know anything, sorry.
Posted 7/20/2015 9:10 PM (GMT 0)
I had a very similar makeup and found that grape seed extract (not grapefruit seed extract) helped me tremendously. Might want to give it a try. It is supposed to help lower Firmicutes and raise Bacteridetes.
Posted 7/21/2015 1:23 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks Gary..I was hoping that someone had similar results.  Are you still using the 400 mg Olympain Labs GSE?   
Posted 7/21/2015 4:36 PM (GMT 0)
Yes that's what I use. I started out with one capsule per day to see how it went. I was only very marginally better but I was better. After increasing to two capsules per day I started seeing major improvement. I got cocky and starting taking three per day and got worse but after cutting back to two again that worseness went away. That was quite a while ago and a couple of months ago I started taking 3 per day again and seemed to improve slightly instead of getting worse like what happened the first time around. That last improvement didn't seem noticeable enough though to continue at 3 so I cut it back down to two again.

By the way, my Firmicutes were about 98% and Bacteriodetes barely registered. So far I have never retested to see if the Grape seed extract has indeed evened out those ratios better or if the GSE is doing something else. Either way, I'm not complaining. Let everyone know how it goes.
Posted 7/21/2015 7:09 PM (GMT 0)
Awesome..thanks Gary.  I'm going to order that brand on Amazon and start later this week.  Hopefully it makes a big difference for me.  Are you on any type of diet modification?  Currently, I am following the wheat belly protocol but I'm not sure how much of a difference it makes for my UC.

I think I'm going to get another test from Ubiome in a few months if I start to show improvement.  I believe there is a discount if you do a follow up order. 

Posted 7/21/2015 7:47 PM (GMT 0)
I am histamine intolerant as far as foods go so I either avoid high histamine foods or take the digestive enzyme DAO before all meals and higher doses with higher histamine meals. I do also avoid very high fiber but, other than these things I eat whatever I want and a wide variety of things.
Posted 7/21/2015 10:27 PM (GMT 0)
I had a high firmicute to bacteroidete ratio in 2014 and started to take grape seed extract. Over a year later I managed to improve the ratio, raising bacteroidetes and lowering firmicutes, but I have no idea whether that's coincidence or due to the grape seed extract.
Posted 7/22/2015 12:47 PM (GMT 0)
Hey UCyousee-did you notice any improvement after starting the GSE?
Posted 7/22/2015 11:08 PM (GMT 0)
I changed medication around the same time as I started to take grape seed extract so I couldn't say for certain what effect GSE has had on me in the past year or so since I started taking it. I do find that the supplements I take improve my overall sense of wellbeing (GSE, Omega 3, Vit D3 and Vit B complex are the main ones I take) but this could be due to the placebo effect.

As GSE isn't causing me any side effects, and it might be the reason for the increase in bacteroidetes percentage, and lowering of firmicutes, I will continue to take it as it is thought to have anti-inflammatory properties.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23143736

GSE may act as a blood thinner so possibly not a good idea for people on anticoagulants (eg warfarin).
umm.edu/health/medical/altmed/herb/grape-seed
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