tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196334975274806517.post6015446132678975225..comments2024-03-17T01:14:29.702-06:00Comments on Cooling Inflammation: Infant Milk Allergy, Colic and Sialic AcidDr. Art Ayershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01727664149735013259noreply@blogger.comBlogger80125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196334975274806517.post-45324576618367996672010-10-14T18:10:03.952-06:002010-10-14T18:10:03.952-06:00I agree with the colostrum theory. There is lots o...I agree with the colostrum theory. There is lots of stuff out there in the alternative med circles about colostrum supplements, especially for inflammation. One of the things I haven't tried! (of which there are getting fewer!)Tanyanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196334975274806517.post-69831078691675263982010-10-12T14:32:44.656-06:002010-10-12T14:32:44.656-06:00Dr Ayers, have you read "The Devil in the Mil...Dr Ayers, have you read "The Devil in the Milk" by Woodford?<br />This almost exclusively focusses on beta-casomorphin7 (BCM7) from uncultured A1 milk as a cause of disease. A very narrow focus which nonetheless yields enough research and evidence of all sorts to fill an entire book. <br />I really liked this comment of yours; <br />"Intolerance of fat may result from depletion of bile by inadequate dietary fat. Many people on modern diets suffer from inadequate saturated fat. <i>The biomedical literature never actually documented that saturated fat had health disadvantages</i> and inflammatory polyunsaturated vegetable oils were substituted. Low fat foods are more of a problem than the whole foods that they replaced."<br />The belief that SFAs are harmful is one of those things, like the old belief that the earth was flat, that has been able to survive despite the growing lack evidence to support it, and despite the fact that people knew better in the not-so-recent past.<br />Look at the crowd scenes in the documentary footage on the history channel; we know those people ate bread and dripping, lots of saturated fats, and that deficiency diseases of PUFAs were not unknown. So where were the obese people and the type 2 diabetics? You'll only find obesity among those (Göring, Churchill, Malenkov) who had access to sweets and refined carbohydrates in amounts approaching those everyone has access to today.George D. Hendersonhttp://blogs.myspace.com/georgedhendersonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196334975274806517.post-7379775807037002752010-10-12T14:15:42.649-06:002010-10-12T14:15:42.649-06:00I have a hypothesis about milk; that the cows milk...I have a hypothesis about milk; that the cows milk we drink is not necessarily an ideal food for calves either.<br />What makes it so? What protects calves against toxic efects of casien and casomorphins?<br />Perhaps the immunological role of colostrum extends to protection against toxins in milk.<br />Colostrum is a vaccination (literally! from vache = cow) against what comes after; it conditions the immune system against the immunosuppressive peptides from milk. Perhaps in part by stimulating bifidobacterium. <br />A partial proof of this hypothesis would be to use the new colostrum peptide products (pepticol) to treat problems caused by premature exposure to cows milk in infants. The conditions that they are intended to treat, though not directly attributed to cows milk in the literature, are very likely to be caused by such.George D. endersonhttp://blogs.myspace.com/georgedhendersonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196334975274806517.post-30893092893993162412010-07-30T00:40:35.084-06:002010-07-30T00:40:35.084-06:00Miguel,
The biggest problem in trying to detect ba...Miguel,<br />The biggest problem in trying to detect bacteria is sampling. It is best to combine sample from many locations, to avoid missing or misrepresenting the presence of an organism. Then you can suspend everything, remove the debris and streak part of the sample on a selective agar medium for the desired bacterium to grow. <br /><br />Of course, you could also extract the DNA and use PCR to amplify specific DNA sequences to enhance your ability to detect a particular bacterium.<br /><br />Transfer of DNA between bacteria is dependent on the concentrations of the bacteria and conditions that would facilitate transfer. Those conditions don't occur during sampling, but they do occur in biofilms.<br /><br />The point of the steaking procedures on the selective media is to isolate each bacterium from others during the process. This would avoid gene transfer, although mutation can occur, but at a low frequency. The medium usually does not enhance mutation or gene transfer and the bacteria grow into clones.<br /><br />Thanks for the questions.Dr. Art Ayershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01727664149735013259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196334975274806517.post-49560992075503978952010-07-29T11:06:26.191-06:002010-07-29T11:06:26.191-06:00Dr. Ayers,
When an epidemiologist wants to tes...Dr. Ayers,<br /><br /> When an epidemiologist wants to test a sample of manure or food for a particular pathogen,what is the procedure?How do they isolate one type of bacteria from the sample?Do they culture the bacteria in a growth medium?If they do, does the bacteria sometimes adapt to the new growth medium by taking in new bits of DNA or deleting some of it's DNA?Does the choice of growth medium affect the bacteria that they are trying to grow?<br /><br /> miguelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196334975274806517.post-75230323111211647332010-07-28T14:52:19.046-06:002010-07-28T14:52:19.046-06:00Sorry Dr. Ayers, a bait and switch was not intende...Sorry Dr. Ayers, a bait and switch was not intended, I was merely pointing to more evidence that vaccines (and even other things that are injected like antibiotics) provide another pathway into the body besides the digestive tract. When they are injected directly, the body's normal defenses are bypassed.<br /><br />There is not tirade here, just pointing out that allergenic foodstuffs ARE used, as culture, fermentation or buffer mediums for injectible medicines and are also used as adjuvants. Sloppy? I certainly agree!<br /><br />~NickAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196334975274806517.post-80487975764577336332010-07-27T21:25:28.862-06:002010-07-27T21:25:28.862-06:00Nick,
You have done a bait and switch.
You started...Nick,<br />You have done a bait and switch.<br />You started with, "...whether or not lectins transit from foods to blood or other body tissues, there are other pathways, such a vaccines..." "used in the culture, fermentation or buffer mediums for vaccines" and ended up discussing peanut allergens found in vaccine adjuvants. I understand adjuvants and have used them in my research. They are not the same as culture media or buffers.<br /><br />There is also no justification for using peanut oil containing peanut allergens in adjuvants. That is just sloppy and unnecessary.<br /><br />But there is no need for a tirade on my blog. I am sympathetic. All allergies are unnecessary and result initially from bad diet choices that translate into compromised immune systems. Avoidance of the allergens is not, in my opinion, going to provide a cure. Restructuring gut flora and repairing immune systems makes a lot more sense. Extreme allergen hygiene is not the long term solution and is missing the point, since it just leads to more intense food processing for more increasingly compromised individuals. I seek a cure and prevention, and spend less effort on elaborate treatment.Dr. Art Ayershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01727664149735013259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196334975274806517.post-27048579157944828652010-07-27T17:33:59.224-06:002010-07-27T17:33:59.224-06:00Dr. Ayers said: "Also note that there are ve...Dr. Ayers said: "Also note that there are very few true food allergies -- most are food intolerances due to maladapted gut flora. In a recent study, less than 20% of food responses judged by physicians to be food allergies were actually immunological allergies."<br /><br />I'm not sure this distinction matters to parents of children with life-threatening reactions to peanuts. It is more than an urban legend that peanut oil is used in vaccines.<br /><br />"Peanut oil made its debut in injected meds at the end of WWII. An army doctor invented a method for prolonging levels of penicillin in the blood by mixing the drug with refined peanut oil. As the body metabolized the oil, the drug was slowly released. Doctors quickly recognized that the oil had sensitized some people and moved to better refine it. Peanut oil thus gained a history of use so that by the 1960s, peanut oil was a simple choice for Merck to include in its new aluminum based vaccine additive, Adjuvant 65-4. Since then, peanut oil has been a common ingredient in vaccines.<br /><br />Labeling the oil on vaccine package inserts has also been debated. While it makes sense to warn consumers of sensitizing ingredients, corporate law and ethical guidelines have been at odds for years over whether consumers really need to know. Proprietary vaccine formulae are protected from Freedom of Information provisions in the UK, US, Canada. New guidelines from the European Medicines Agency recommend that consumers have a right to know – and yet, there continues to be no legal obligation for a maker to reveal this information. And why would they? The US government says trace proteins in peanut oil are safe."<br /><br />http://www.allergysense.com/blog/2010/06/17/peanut-oil-labeling-exemptions-and-the-real-purpose-of-the-new-%E2%80%9Chypoallergenic%E2%80%9D-peanut/<br /><br />~NickAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196334975274806517.post-71949179045148195382010-07-27T15:21:01.278-06:002010-07-27T15:21:01.278-06:00Nick,
Common food allergens used in the production...Nick,<br />Common food allergens used in the production of vaccines sounds like an urban legend. There is simply no need or use for those materials and they would have to be acknowledged.<br /><br />Even if lectins were included in vaccines, they would be present in miniscule amounts and they are not toxic enough to have any impact unless they are spread through a substantial amount of tissue. But lectins have a high affinity for their target sugars, so they would be immediately stuck at the injection site and have no impact.<br /><br />I would not worry about lectins in vaccines. At the same time, I have carefully evaluated every immunization that I permitted to be administered to my daughters, and that was very few. The only exception was when I planned to have my young daughters travel through some of the rural areas of Southeast Asia.<br /><br />Also note that there are very few true food allergies -- most are food intolerances due to maladapted gut flora. In a recent study, less than 20% of food responses judged by physicians to be food allergies were actually immunological allergies.<br /><br />Thanks for your comment.Dr. Art Ayershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01727664149735013259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196334975274806517.post-78604293917472866752010-07-26T15:17:54.562-06:002010-07-26T15:17:54.562-06:00In reference to the discussion of whether or not l...In reference to the discussion of whether or not lectins transit from foods to blood or other body tissues, there are other pathways, such a vaccines which are injected directly into the body. Ingredients such as peanut and sesame, etc. can be used in the culture, fermentation or buffer mediums for vaccines and they don't have to be disclosed as they are considered "inactive."<br /><br />~NickAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196334975274806517.post-64528555940321754152010-07-25T12:15:15.111-06:002010-07-25T12:15:15.111-06:00Hi Marco,
I agree with the website. Chance of com...Hi Marco,<br />I agree with the website. Chance of complications is slim, but the infection has persisted for a week. That means that your wife has an inefficient immune system. I would guess that she is short on the major immune component Th-17 that develops in the gut associated lymphatic tissue. The Th-17 cells are needed to attack infecting bacteria. That attack needs to be balanced by the Tregs that are also produced in the GALT. In both cases, the problem is in the gut flora that stimulate the GALT. The first step to help the gut flora would be probiotics and/or fermented dairy products with live bacteria.<br /><br />If it were me, I would continue vit.D3 and vit.C supplements, eliminate fish oil, eat more antibacterial veggies, i.e. herbs/spices, garlic, and gargle with salt and vinegar solution. The anti-inflammatory diet that I recommend is a good approach to develop a fully functional immune system and to compensate for minor additional sources of inflammation, but if an infection already exists, it is better to remove the inflammation reducing omega-3 fish oil.<br /><br />Let me know how she does.Dr. Art Ayershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01727664149735013259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196334975274806517.post-60765421137001801902010-07-25T11:10:21.340-06:002010-07-25T11:10:21.340-06:00Hi Dr. Ayers,
the problem with antibiotic use is...Hi Dr. Ayers, <br /><br />the problem with antibiotic use is that every infection has some complications.<br />So people, to avoid complications keep taking antibiotics or other drugs, with the result to have more complications. <br /><br />It seems to me antibiotic use is based on fear. <br /><br />But is the remedy worse than disease? <br /><br />My wife, after a week, continues to have symptoms (pain in her throat, pain when swallowing and swollen glands in the neck) from her tonsilitis, so, after reading the consequences of strep throat (scarlet fever, rheumatic fever, glomerulonephritis, otitis media, heart valve failures, etc.), now we're hesitant. <br /><br />Antibiotic or not antibiotic? <br /><br />On this site I've found no particular need to take antibiotics<br />(http://www.familydoctor.co.nz/index.asp?U=conditions&A=32708).<br /><br />Do you think the risk of complications to be real or it isn't worth 10 days of eritromicin? <br /><br />Thank you. <br /><br />MarcoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196334975274806517.post-46125315432080489772010-07-23T09:26:12.312-06:002010-07-23T09:26:12.312-06:00Hi Marco,
I would say that you wife's first he...Hi Marco,<br />I would say that you wife's first health priority is reestablishing a functional gut flora, as measured by normal bowel stools (no constipation) and no food intolerances.<br /><br />Kefir and other probiotics that supply fermenting bacteria only provide for a small fraction of the hundreds of different species of bacteria in the healthy gut (gut flora). They are a good start, but the other supporting gut bacteria needed to be provided and fed, by eating lots of different fresh, uncooked vegetables with some clinging bacteria.<br /><br />Excess hygiene is a problem in acquiring missing gut bacteria, because the only way to acquire these bacteria is by contact with healthy people, animals and food. That is why people from rural, farm backgrounds have fewer diseases than modern inhabitants of clean cities.<br /><br />Your wife will be protected from heart valve infections by improving her immune system with healthy gut flora. The anti-inflammatory diet that I recommend plus added diverse soluble fiber, e.g. fruits and veggies with pectin (apples) and inulin (leeks), and plenty of herbs and spices, should build up a complete gut flora and reduce tonsilitis.<br /><br />Strep and Staph are common infections, but these bacteria are around all the time. A healthy immune system avoids infections, as well as allergies and autoimmune diseases.<br /><br />Antibiotic use should always be avoided if possible, but if it is necessary (probably not for dental work), then a strategy needs to be found to reestablish gut flora.<br /><br />Perhaps people should store their gut flora when they are healthy, so that they have a starter gut flora to be replanted after antibiotic treatment.<br /><br />I hope this is helpful. Let me know.Dr. Art Ayershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01727664149735013259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196334975274806517.post-52891277653935754612010-07-23T06:29:39.831-06:002010-07-23T06:29:39.831-06:00Hi Dr. Ayers,
my wife has a light Mitral Valve P...Hi Dr. Ayers, <br /><br />my wife has a light Mitral Valve Prolapse.<br />Some days ago she's contracted a tonsillitis, which we've found to be bacterial (she has been tested with a throat swab and she's been found POSITIVE to Streptococcus).<br /><br />She's had some days of fever, but now her temperature is normal. <br /><br />The problem is that, as she suffers from long-term constipation (slowly getting better with large doses of KEFIR, she also hasn't her appendix anymore), she isn't very keen on antibiotics, unless really essential or crucial for life. <br /><br />I've also read antibiotics aren't recommended anymore for the prevention of endocarditis in case of dental procedures. <br /><br />But is it the same when you KNOW you're surely infected by the Streptococcus? <br /> <br />Any suggestion would be very appreciated.<br /><br />Thanks a lot.<br /><br />Marco<br /><br />p.s. - our daughter (5 y.o.) has never taken antibiotics in spite of the fact her paediatrician has prescribed them each winter at the first coughs...<br /><br />p.s.2 - sorry of my English.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196334975274806517.post-35824462688310695522010-07-23T00:10:15.075-06:002010-07-23T00:10:15.075-06:00Steve,
After looking at the references for WGA tra...Steve,<br />After looking at the references for WGA transit of the intestinal epithelial layers and transit to the blood, I am unconvinced. In most articles, a model system is used without overlying mucin and even with these artificial layers, the transit is less than 0.1%. I think that WGA would be destructive to naked human cells, but I think that the healthy gut protects itself from coming into contact with dietary WGA.<br /><br />I think that wheat/grain gluten is a problem for many people, but I don't think there is evidence that dietary WGA is a problem. The presence of antibodies to WGA, means that WGA is presented to the immune system in the gut, but that is no indication that WGA ever gets out of the gut.<br /><br />As you indicate, no one has an explanation for WGA transit from food to blood and the evidence for transit is weak. I just don't think that lectins in food are a big deal for humans. Cultural food preparation practices minimize any real risks.<br /><br />That's my view. I am fairly easy to convince to another view, but I haven't seen anything convincing.<br /><br />Thanks for the discussion.Dr. Art Ayershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01727664149735013259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196334975274806517.post-28016116380381452812010-07-22T17:49:10.770-06:002010-07-22T17:49:10.770-06:00another quick link:
http://tinyurl.com/25ev6ae
sh...another quick link:<br />http://tinyurl.com/25ev6ae<br /><br />shows activity by tiny amounts of WGA in GI epithelium cells such as inflammation, as expected, but no further evidence of moving into blood stream<br />WGA seems to bit it as far as research of moving into blood go's, especially for cancer-drug related transport, but even they say evidence is 'scant'Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01451155550683882522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196334975274806517.post-39374335755777067392010-07-22T17:15:47.802-06:002010-07-22T17:15:47.802-06:00Hi Dr. Ayers
"how do lectins get into the blo...Hi Dr. Ayers<br />"how do lectins get into the blood?" thats exactly what i'm trying to find out.<br /><br />It 'sounds' like there are plenty of studys showing the effect of dietary lectins in the body, and is a widely accpepted notion in the paleo-sphere<br /><br />A few quotes from studies:<br />"Because of their resistance to digestive, proteolytic breakdown,<br />the luminal concentrations of lectins can be quite high, consequently their transport through the gut wall can exceed that of other dietary antigens<br />by several orders of magnitude"<br /><br />"WGA and lectins in general bind surface glycans on gut brush border epithelial cells, and the damage they cause to these cells<br />interferes with digestive/absorptive activities, stimulates shifts in bacterial flora and modulates the immune state of the gut"<br /><br />and interestingly:<br />"Although no direct human experiments have been conducted evaluating dietary WGA passage into systemic circulation, there is substantial evidence to indicate that this event occurs since serum antibodies to WGA are routinely found in normals<br />[218, 219] and in celiac patients [219]."<br /> - these from Cordains: Cereal Grains:Humanity’s Double-Edged Sword.<br />Cordain references lectins damage a lot, but uses the same couple of studies.<br /><br />"Lectins can also be transported through the gut wall into the blood circulation, where they directly influence peripheral tissues and body metabolism through the binding to glycosylated structures, such as the insulin receptor, the epidermal growth factor receptor and the interleukin 2 receptor [57-65]"<br /> - from Agrarian diet and diseases of affluence – Do evolutionary novel dietary lectins cause leptin resistance? BMC Endocrine Disorders 2005, 5:10 doi:10.1186/1472-6823-5-10<br /><br />While a bunch of in-vitro test seem to show lectins, especially WGA, binding in to a bunch of receptors in the body, I cant get down any exact pathway of entry and from my search, nothing really telling of getting dietary lectins in the blood and transport. The 2 studies mentioned above are the most popular, and this is another from pubmed:<br />Lancet. 1998 Dec 5;352(9143):1831-2<br />Identification of intact peanut lectin in peripheral venous blood.<br />Wang Q, Yu LG, Campbell BJ, Milton JD, Rhodes JM.<br /><br />Sorry for such a long post, just trying to get to the bottom of this and value your input highly.<br />Do you have any further thoughts?<br /><br />cheers,<br /><br />SteveStevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01451155550683882522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196334975274806517.post-85326789090836430162010-07-22T12:44:21.030-06:002010-07-22T12:44:21.030-06:00Steve,
How do lectins get into the blood?
I remai...Steve,<br />How do lectins get into the blood?<br /><br />I remain skeptical about lectins moving from the gut and I would expect minimal impact if they did spread throughout the body, because of the abundance of glycoproteins carrying the sugars to which the lectins bind. It does not make sense to me.<br /><br />If I assume that the lectins move from gut to other body tissues, then they must transit the intestinal epithelium and move to the blood or lymph ducts. Lectins can bind to surface receptors with appropriate sugars and this could cause internalization of the lectins. But then the lectins would be degraded within lysosomes/endosomes. Alternatively, the lectins could catch a ride with fats on chylomicrons that get transported to the lymph ducts of the intestines and are dumped into the blood stream. I don't know how they would get out of the blood, but perhaps they bind to some blood cells that move about.<br /><br />I doubt that lectins use the heparin-interacting system, otherwise they would be allergens.<br /><br />Protein sequences can be found by going to the PubMed parent site, NCBI (National Center for Biotechnology Information), picking the protein database and then searching for the protein by name and organism, e.g. wheat lectin. The protein sequence will be displayed at the bottom of the entries in a single letter per amino acid format. You can also download the 3D structure for many proteins, but you will also need to download the viewer (CN3D) for your browser.<br /><br />Good luck with your lectins.Dr. Art Ayershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01727664149735013259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196334975274806517.post-48811186349025049042010-07-21T16:37:53.455-06:002010-07-21T16:37:53.455-06:00Hi Dr. Ayers
a little OT, but had a dilema:
Where...Hi Dr. Ayers<br /><br />a little OT, but had a dilema:<br />Where exactly on pubmed (i think you mentioned) can I find the protein sequencing database?<br /><br />I'm trying to put my finger on how certain lectins make it to the blood stream. Does this happen in the same way as auto-antigens are created, ie. binding through heparin/ basic triplet combination in gut/systemic cells, then internalization, then making its way to the blood stream? or am I on the wrong track. Do lectins have a basic triplet?<br /><br />This is coming from a grain/lectin problem causing angle where I am trying to tie all the issues together, so as I can explain it relatively simply to large groups at a time.<br /><br />Thanks again<br /><br />SteveStevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01451155550683882522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196334975274806517.post-31537016150743647862010-07-21T00:49:53.710-06:002010-07-21T00:49:53.710-06:00Cassandra,
You reference another article on the im...Cassandra,<br />You reference another article on the impact of gut flora on IL-17 secreting T cell populations that mediate autoimmune diseases. There is evidence that one group of bacteria stimulates the production of the immune cells that mediate the autoimmune attack on tissues, whereas another group of bacteria are needed to block autoimmune attacks and produce self tolerance.<br /><br />A big missing piece is how the intestinal cells regulate different bacteria in the gut to produce a gut flora that provides for the development of the gut and the gut associated immune system.<br /><br />Thanks for the reference.Dr. Art Ayershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01727664149735013259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196334975274806517.post-111798855442168302010-07-20T06:00:16.055-06:002010-07-20T06:00:16.055-06:00Hi Dr. Ayers --
Again off-topic, but I thought you...Hi Dr. Ayers --<br />Again off-topic, but I thought you might be interested in the following article that says multiple sclerosis and gut bacteria are connected. <br />http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/07/100719162643.htm<br /><br />Since following your blog, it is amazing to see how gut flora influences disease or health. I really appreciate your work.Cassandranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196334975274806517.post-22387773351695450472010-07-18T12:17:14.497-06:002010-07-18T12:17:14.497-06:00William,
Thanks for the heads up. I hope some M.D...William,<br />Thanks for the heads up. I hope some M.D.s read the article.Dr. Art Ayershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01727664149735013259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196334975274806517.post-20943987104291416812010-07-16T15:51:21.748-06:002010-07-16T15:51:21.748-06:00Anonymous,
Fecal transplants are complex and I am ...Anonymous,<br />Fecal transplants are complex and I am not aware of a lot of published info on the factors to consider. One of my readers posted a DIY procedure based on that used in a clinic that performed fecal transplants.<br /><br />I think that the DIY procedure used antibiotics to purge the remaining gut flora in the recipient prior to transplant. I would probably try a PEG total bowel irrigation and EDTA, similar to that used for stripping biofilms in a treatment for autism, that I discussed.<br /><br />I guess your son sounds ok as a donor. I would make sure that his diet was as diverse as possible prior to the transplant and displayed no food intolerances.<br /><br />I think that fecal transplants should be simple, inexpensive, safe and effective as support for many diseases. I just wish that the medical industry would take pity on the public and make cheap approaches to health possible by providing the information needed.<br /><br />Let me know how you do.Dr. Art Ayershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01727664149735013259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196334975274806517.post-71072101584566472862010-07-16T15:18:01.002-06:002010-07-16T15:18:01.002-06:00so the million dollar question... i've strugg...so the million dollar question... i've struggled with chronic GI issues for years. diagnosed with everything from ibs to crohn's. have had multiple runs with different antibiotics. it would seem the most effecient way to restablish my gut flora is with a stool transplant. i've actually concerned doing this using my 2 year old son's stools (seems he would be a perfect donor). thoughts?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196334975274806517.post-14452148594559562852010-07-16T08:34:09.810-06:002010-07-16T08:34:09.810-06:00Dr. Ayres,
This may as good a place as any to bri...Dr. Ayres,<br /><br />This may as good a place as any to bring the following article to your attention. It's about the pervasive positive role of 'good' bacteria in human health and opens with a tale of almost miraculous cure by fecal transplant.<br /><br />http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/13/science/13micro.html?pagewanted=1&_r=2Williamnoreply@blogger.com