What are they referring to when claiming alters mucosal gene expression? For good or for bad?...
Can anyone share or summarize the findings? http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25853207...
This is unfortunate. But that last line gives us some hope. "However, the microbiota of responders had distinct features from that of nonresponders, warranting further study"...
Dang, I have somewhat similar symptoms. No IBD, only IBS. I had blood work done twice to check the liver, both times came back fine. I am jaundice and have yellow stools and sometimes some white...
How did your doctor diagnose you with PSC? You might want to look into fecal transplants and see if they help. A doctor currently in Toronto (Canada) is studying the link between gut bacteria and...
Doctors should really stop giving antibiotics to patients with IBD. It is hard to tell if antibiotics are causing the current problems or the FMT. New research showed evidence of antibiotics directly...
This is what scientific research says: Diets high in fats and animals fats are correlated with IBD (excluding MCT) Diets high in protein and meat are correlated with IBD. Diets high in processed...
There we go, we can now say that IBD is caused by antibiotics. Antibiotics directly cause IBD by destroying the epithelium lining of the intestine....
So much for those on anti-MAP antibiotic therapy....
The Hygiene Hypothesis has been proven repeatably. My insane theory: ONE of the reasons why third world countries have lower rate of autoimmune diseases is because these countries lack a sewer...
Remicade and Humira have around 40% success rate and cost $20,000 a year. These biological drugs probably have unintended side effects that we will discover in the future. It took us 70 years to...
FMT should be the first line of treatment. If the donor is healthy and clean the side effects are minimal....
Fecal Microbial Transplant Effect on Clinical Outcomes and Fecal Microbiome in Active Crohn's Disease. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25647155...
Canada Mark, I think we are just the unlucky ones. Think of everyone with cancer, birth defects and other unfortunate circumstances. Everyone engages in unhealthy activities, but not everyone gets...
These are not my conclusions, they are conclusions of researchers and scientist. "Just about all the evidence known to man states that IBD has no known cause." "The highest risk groups appeared to be...
I understand that there is a two way relationship. An out of whack immune system can cause bad gut flora, but there is enough evidence to prove that bad bacteria can cause immune dysfunction. And I...
I'm still a bit confused. Almost every single person with IBD (including crohn's and uc) have an imbalanced gut flora, or at least every single IBD patient that has been studied. They lack good...
Link to the full report: http://www.hindawi.com/journals/crim/2014/913867/ "Colonoscopy excluded inflammatory bowel disease, but mild inflammation was observed." What? mild inflammation should be...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25548572 What is the differences between antibiotic induced colitis and ulcerative colitis? For many, their IBD started after taking antibiotics. It has been...
twiggs can you update us on your status? Are you seeing any results yet?...
That is true and your GI knows more than I do probably, but there was very recent study talking about the fact that they have found 500 types of new bacteria (in the GI tract). The also found that...
Ask him if you can just go without antibiotics. It has been shown repeatedly that antibiotics make things worse....
Ask about probiotics and fecal transplant. Currently there is a drug (FXR antagonist) in clinical trial being tested for PSC and other live conditions. The activation of FXR inhibits bile production,...
Please keep us updated on your results. It is around 250 ml. This is a medical (made by actual doctors) report/guide on home based FMT for C.diff....
Please keep us updated. Daily if possible....
Hookworm therapy?...
You can order some from a German company, they cost 250$ a pop though. Or you can go the hookworm route....
Also, there is some sort of backhand trickery going. With the advent of Enteragram in 2013, Igg 2000 slightly changed their ingredient. It used to be called igG 2000 DF and now It is called IgG 2000...
It is a supplement that has been shown to help with IBS-D. A clinical trial with HIV patients showed that 5 g a day: Reduced inflammation, balanced the gut bacteria, restored the mucous wall, and...
Does anyone know where I can get this product in Canada? IgG 2000 CWP™ Powder...