Microbiome15 min read
How genes link vitamin D and the gut microbiome after menopause
Two vitamin D genes went with less diverse gut bacteria in women after menopause, while blood vitamin D stayed the same.
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Microbiome
The community of microbes in the gut, what they make, and how they interact with the gut wall and the immune system.
35 articles, 14 case studies, 1 video, 1 carousel
Mike's case SIBONew cases, 20 min read
Gallbladder removal can lead to a fatty liver
Mike, 68, lost his gallbladder in 2014 and now has fatty liver, bloating, reflux and loose stools. His case explains the three links between the surgery…
Lydia's case Chronic diarrheaNew cases, 16 min read
Why does diarrhea after gallbladder removal come and go?
Lydia, 65, has normal stools most days and an attack of diarrhea every 10 to 15 days, long after gallbladder surgery. Her case explains the bile-acid…
Kate's case IBSNew cases, 12 min read
Years of strict dieting slowed the bowel
Kate, 53, has a normal BMI, two decades of constipation and left-sided pain after vegetables and legumes. Her case links weight cycling, meal timing, the gut…
Maya's case Acid refluxNew cases, 11 min read
Antibiotics for recurrent UTIs left the stomach in pain
Maya, 41, took repeated antibiotics and then preventive nitrofurantoin for recurrent UTIs, and pain high in her stomach followed. Her case maps the medicine, the meal…
Gut-brain axis11 min read
New biomarker links fibromyalgia and gut microbiome
What new studies show about fibromyalgia and the gut microbiome: neurofilament light chain as a blood marker of nerve strain, the routes from gut dysbiosis to…
Eliot's case Chronic diarrheaNew cases, 13 min read
Childhood antibiotics set the stage for C. diff at 19
Eliot, 19, had loose stools up to nine times a day since birth, after repeated antibiotics in his first year. A molecular stool test found C.…
Andreas's case IBSNew cases, 14 min read
Blastocystis settled in the gut after a trip to Thailand
Andreas, 31, had cramps and burning for more than a year after a trip to Thailand, and his stool test found Blastocystis hominis. His case shows…
Antonis's case IBDNew cases, 12 min read
Nightly junk food can keep the rectum inflamed
Antonis, 39, had two years of blood and mucus in the stool before a colonoscopy found chronic proctitis. A full stool test linked his nightly junk…
Microbiome11 min read
How to bring low Faecalibacterium prausnitzii back up
A low Faecalibacterium prausnitzii result is common after antibiotics or a gut infection. See what this butyrate producer does and which fibers raise it back up.
Videos
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Your gut microbiome has a passport
Gut microbiome differences between countries are bigger than most of us assume. A new study in Nature Communications compared 1,976 people from…
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Why do I binge eat? The gut-brain axis explained
Binge eating is not just about willpower. How the gut microbiome, satiety signals and the vagus nerve are linked to Binge Eating…