Irritable bowel, ulcerative colitis linked to intestinal fungi
By Thomas H. Maugh II
June 8, 2012, 9:44 a.m.
Bacteria in the gut play a crucial role in human health, and imbalances in bacterial populations can contribute to many disorders. New research suggests that fungi, though not as common in the intestines as bacteria, may also play a role in causing and modulating disease.
The results could lead to new treatments for conditions such as irritable bowel disease, ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. An estimated 1.4 million Americans have some form of irritable bowel disease, which can cause inflammation, ulcers in the bowel, abdominal pain, diarrhea, bleeding, fatigue, weight loss and loss of appetite. An additional 30,000 cases are diagnosed annually.
An estimated 100 trillion individual bacteria reside in the intestines -- more than the number of cells in the human body. They play crucial roles, such as aiding digestion of food, producing necessary vitamins and suppressing the growth of harmful microbes.
But according to Dr. David M. Underhill of the Inflammatory Bowel and Immunobiology Research Institute at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, there has been little corresponding study of fungi in the intestine.
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Are you really trying to push such nonsense?
This is an extremely preliminary study. It's value is minimal, and things are likely much more complicated. Further, it has NOTHING to do with the BS pushed as "alternative medicine."
Sheesh.
nothing at all. Or do you mean the crazy bullshit about yeast being the one true cause of all disease? Or are you referring to the bullshit that attempting to overwrite your natural gut flora with monocultures of foreign flora via "probiotics" is a super awesome idea? In any case, I was under the impression (from so-called "alternative healthcare"
that it was all actually caused by:
subluxations!
no, it's blocked energy flow!
sorry, chi imbalances!
uh huh. bad fung shui!
no way dumbass. it's thinking negative thoughts!
it's yeast yeast yeast!
no, not yeast. liver flukes!
no, not liver flukes. GMO's!
no, not GMOs. it's from eating things other than pure sunlight!
no, not that. it's because you need more rhino horn!
not rhino horn, dumbass. it's tiger balls you need!
no, it's echinacea. or was it black cohosh...
no, it's a preparation of plutonium diluted 1:100 one hundred times!
no... all you need is to stick needles in the right spots
no... you need your neck cracked
sorry, you need a foot rub
rather, you need to sleep in a pyramid
or wear the right crystal
or smell the right flowers
or....
or...
during high school. He was on such a restricted diet that eating lunch at school or eating out with friends was impossible. Of course, having to run to the restroom 20 times a day doesn't do much for your social life, either. He had to take adaptive gym class and actually had home-bound instruction for a semester when the bleeding and cramping got really bad. He was down to 103 lbs. (he's 5'9" by the time he had his surgery.
About the only way it really impacted his life was that he didn't get the chance to think about a career; it was always one medical crisis after another. As he put it, it's hard to think about what you're going to do for a living when the doctors are trying to keep you from dying. When all his classmates started college, he was learning how to change bags. He did end up getting a good job at AT&T (he just retired.) I think he learned to deal with it because he has a great sense of humor. My kids have always joked that when Dad says, "Oh, shit!" it could be a literal description. It might be easier for men. I don't know, but I think it might be harder for women to find clothing that covers the appliance without it showing. Also, accidents happen; clips fail, adhesives break down unexpectedly. There have been several times that my husband had to leave work to shower and change clothes. Add to that the fact that, even though you've had the surgery, there's lots of foods you still have to avoid. He's also been hospitalized a couple of times with a simple stomach virus because ileostomates dehydrate so quickly.
A big hug to you, my friend. It's not an easy life, but you and my hubby are both survivors.
It's just hilarious. Fucking Hilarious.
I don't live my life looking back at the wreckage all the time anymore, but it happened, it was the only life I knew, and it gets triggered sometimes...........
yep, ignore the idiots.
