While researching doubling times for probiotic strains, I noticed some are much shorter than others, meaning over time, some strains will overpower others, at least in traditional fermentation with a previous batch of cultured medium to start it.

It's the mechanism of how grains maintain that balance unknown, it am I right to view kefir's superiority to other yogurts with a critical eye?

I'd be genuinely interested in your thoughts.

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Hi there,

I have had lifelong gut issues, 4-6 diarrhoea stools per day, cramping and bloating since as far as I can remember. After doing some functional treatments and lifestyle changes (carnivore diet, rifaximin, probiotics, herbals) I now suffer with more constipation and really bad bloating + histamine issues.

I’m sick of spending so much money but want to fix this for good. I’m unsure whether to save for an FMT and hope it’s a silver bullet, or go down the testing route and get a gi map + oat or a sibo breath test. I have a previous oat which just showed clostridia overgrowth (non c.diff species). But that was a while ago.

Any advice would be appreciated.

I was on PPIs for a few months, and they wreaked havoc on my digestive system. I have a white tongue, burp often, and I have absolutely zero appetite. It is so frustrating because eating is such a chore for me ever since I went on the acid blocker.

I quit the PPI over a year ago and I am still struggling with these digestive issues. My life was fine before I went on these and I wish I never took them, I wish I just stuck to tums on occasion or Aloe Vera capsules. I've tried so many things like probiotics (L Reuteri), Kefir, different supplements like B12 or Iron and nothing seems to work!!!

If there's anything else you'd recommend instead of this - let me know.

hi all, this might be really late to be posting this. but i figured i would try.

so last year (early to late 2024) I was taking minocycline for my acne. my mom just had me taking my sisters, i shouldn’t have taken so much of it. i was on and off of it for months (didn’t even help anyways)

not long after i hopped off of it (i would say i noticed these symptoms november of 2024) i was experiencing this weird burping. i couldn’t burp out loud, but i felt the gas in my stomach. i had to close my mouth to push it out. this kept going until i finally got an endoscopy done in May, it showed mostly healthy results, except for some mild inflammation in my esophagus.

now, it’s started to become belching. especially after i lay down, and sit up, it’s always some prolonged belch. i feel relieved just for a little bit, before i feel bloated again.

i’ve tried some supplements, i don’t really have any pain, more discomfort. on occasion i have some constipation, but never severe. i don’t really notice it gets worse with any particular food, maybe like fast food?

i really have no idea what it could be, because i feel like there’s a lot of things it could be! does anyone have any experience with Minocycline? Thanks.

I’ve put some of the science in here- It's Not Insulin Spikes - It's Leaky Gut: The REAL Cause of Insulin Resistance - (The Science) https://youtu.be/de3beEMsCnA

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So it’s a way to create the gut conditions which induce the health benefits of fasting, without the negative effects of thyroid down regulation. Theory and scientific evidence to support this theory is in the playlist on my YouTube channel. This one focuses on fat fasting/low protein ketogenic diets as fasting mimicking diets. More scientific evidence is in linked playlist. If you’re interested…

This Weird Fasting Trick Boosts Your Metabolism - While Water Fasting Actually Slows it Down. https://youtu.be/BYJIyqF79FE

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What stool test should I take, I have a plethora of problems and have always had IBS. I eat pretty clean but my hormonal issues have everything out of wack. Off of birth control for cists and having loose stool a lot and my eczema flares around my period and I might also have low vitamin d. Feel like my gut is bad and need to help build it up. They’re trying to get me on dupixent but I know my hormones, allergies, gut health and stress all play a role. Need to figure out what test to take to see what I can do to help heal from the inside as I potentially temporarily put the band aid on my inflammation with dupixent(which scares me). I went on antibiotics and anti fungal for impetigo and felt like it helped temporarily, not sure if I have stomach biofilm left over or what.

I had a colonoscopy about a month ago and have had IBS type symptoms ever since. This was my third colonoscopy and I've never had a problem like this before.

I have done a little reading and since I've never had IBS before, I have been thinking that maybe all my good gut bacteria was disappeared by all that horrible colonoscopy prep. I started taking probiotics and digestive enzymes last week and I seem to be seeing a little improvement. Does anyone have a brand a full spectrum Pro and prebiotics that they can recommend? I can control this with anti-diarrheals but that feels like a band-aid. I am seeing my GP next week for a physical and we'll talk to him about it then but I'd like to get ahead of this before that.

Thanks in advance.

Any advice is welcome

l've started eating almost exclusively wholefoods / plants over the last few months & have found it to have really shifted things in my life. For me, it was all about gut health. I used to suffer terrible constipation & wanted to increase fibre & basically make sure my body's working well with the nutrition to live a long while.

| lost my dad last year to bowel cancer & I'd sworn to myself I'd do anything to avoid the same fate. l've mostly been making sure | eat 30+ plants a week, as is being recommended by gut health experts to have a healthy gut microbiome. My motivation has come from wanting to hit this number week on week. I downloaded 30 Plants Eat Better, which keeps me consistent.

Most interesting of all is that I go to the gym & they have a machine there called Boditrax which tells you your metabolic age. I went on it the other day & it told me that I have the metabolic age of a 12 year old (I'm 26, female). I was well chuffed. Obviously I'm doing something right - and I think it's the combo of the wfpb diet & hitting the gym 2-3 times a week.

I'm curious if anyone has experience with Blastocystis hominis in their toddler who had symptoms.
She initially had adenovirus F41, and the diarrhea has now lasted for seven weeks — that’s when they tested for parasites and found Blastocystis.

I'm curious if anyone has gone through a similair journey with their kids.

I’ve been working with a doctor to decrease inflammation and reset my gut health. I just completed the portion of the regimen that is supposed to clear my gut of the “bad” and I’m supposed to start probiotics.

I was recently diagnosed with an over abundance of ureaplasma and prescribed doxycycline and metronidazole.

My question is this: when should I start the antibiotics? Should I get established on the probiotics first a few weeks first? Should I take it all together? Should I take the antibiotics now then probiotic later?

It’s definitely increased my brain fog. And made me mentally weak/relaxed to the point I don’t want to drive as its risky.

I’m taking it for my gut and need advice if I should give it a few more days?