Our Question about proton pump inhibitor use"Research suggests that gastritis and ulcers are triggered by bacterial overgrowth, rather than by stomach acidity..."
The Condition"...The symptoms include abdominal distension, carbohydrate intolerance, fatigue and impaired mental function..."
The Condition"..... Putrefaction Putrefaction dysbiosis results from diets high in fat and animal flesh and low in insoluble fiber..."
The Condition"...This condition has been described in patients with irritable bowel syndrome and food intolerance..."
The Condition"...British physicians working with the gut-fermentation syndrome have tentatively concluded, based on treatment results, that the majority of cases are due to yeast overgrowth and about 20% are bacterial in origin..." Relationship to Increased Intestinal Permeability / Leaky Gut"It is likely that both yeast and bacterial overgrowth commonly occur together; overgrowth of either can lead to Leaky Gut Syndrome..."
The Condition"...Fermentation / Small Bowel Bacterial Overgrowth(SBBO) This is a condition of carbohydrate intolerance induced by overgrowth of bacteria in the stomach, small intestine and beginning of the large intestine..."
The Condition"...As there is a decrease in friendly bacteria, the production of short-chain fatty acids and other beneficial nutrients is decreased..."
The Condition"...Oligosaccharides found in some vegetables, carrots in particular, inhibit the binding of enterobacteria to the intestinal mucosa..."
The Condition"...Carbohydrate intolerance may be the only symptom of bacterial overgrowth, making it indistinguishable from intestinal candidiasis; in either case dietary sugars can be fermented to produce endogenous ethanol..."
The Condition"...Bacterial overgrowth here is promoted by hypochlorhydria, by stasis due to abnormal bowel motility, physical/surgical abnormalities, by immune deficiency or by malnutrition..."
The Condition"...Altered microbial ecology in the gut may produce disease and dysfunction because of the the intense metabolic activity and the antigenic nature of bacterial flora..."
Our Question about proton pump inhibitor use"...Long-term treatment of patients with potent acid blockers (proton pump inhibitors) which produce a more alkaline environment that is unfriendly to acid-tolerant bacteria such as Helicobacter pylori, may actually allow the overgrowth of other types of bacteria in the stomach, including Lactobacillus,..."
The Condition"...Treatment Putrefaction dysbiosis is usually managed with a diet high in both soluble and insoluble fiber and low in saturated fat and animal protein..."
Recommendation Probiotics"...According to most researchers, normal probiotics should be more numerous than the cells of the intestinal lining itself..."
Recommendation Microbiological Stool Exam"A microbiological assessment of bacterial populations in the GI tract is important for determining the nature of the imbalance when dysbiosis is suspected..." Recommendation Probiotics"...One of the ways to help reestablish a balanced bacterial population in the GI tract is the use of probiotics..."
The Condition"...Effective treatment of dysbiosis with diet, antimicrobial substances and bacterial replacement or support must distinguish among patterns of dysbiosis..." Recommendation Antibiotics"...Herbal antibiotics may be preferred because of their greater margin of safety and the need for prolonged antimicrobial therapy in bacterial overgrowth syndromes..."