[devane617]

This article is bizarre and there seems to be more to it than what is written. It may give reason a gov could eliminate or isolate people that so far ave been deemed safe with non communicable illness. Scary stuff to me.

[Georgia Girl 2]

This is the stupidest thing I have ever read. 😡

[SanchoP]

Mods! Please take this down before my wife sees it. :)

[tomkat]

             

[ProtectOurFreedom]

This is really fascinating...thanks for posting it.

I had Helicobactor Pylori (H. Pylori) in my gut for years, maybe decades. After a lot of my own research, I insisted my doc test for it a couple years ago and the results were positive. During my research, I found that it was common for multiple family members to have it. The transmission causes were (not surprisingly) “bad environmental hygienic conditions and close intra-familial relationships.”

I suppose any gut biome would transmit the same way.

[RedEyeJack]

Clickbait???

[Sirius Lee]

What you want to do is steal some of Tom Brady's poo for its rich biom. Then inject it up your butt with a turkey baster so you absorb Tom's biom.

[BipolarBob]

“I got fat just by looking at those donuts”.

[fruser1]

“more to it”

This is just a precursor to taxing people for being fat or eating sugary stuff.

They need to set the bs “if it harms others” argument that they use to justify tobacco regulation and taxes.

[fireman15]

I am not sure that the article or the scientists and doctors it is reporting on are not on the right track. It is reminiscent of the research that eventually proved the most common cause of stomach ulcers was a bacteria and not a stressful lifestyle. Marshall and Robin Warren, the two Australian researchers who discovered the bacterium Helicobacter pylori were responsible for 90% of peptic ulcers were ridiculed for years and their findings were ignored even after their research was independently verified by multiple studies.

Your gut microbiome is incredibly complex and one of the least understood yet most important aspects of human health. There are bound to be some profound surprises found as its role in common health conditions are unraveled.

[MrEdd]

Heart disease communicable?
That’s silly.
Hear, try my cheddar spaghetti...

[TalBlack]

I recall reading, a few years ago, that the bugs in you gut can excrete chemicals that cause you to crave the foods that the bug wants and lives on.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

I bet taking antibiotics changes peoples’ microbiomes.

[9YearLurker]

If the science is good should that not be communicated?

[Yaelle]

I’m thinking potentially Alzheimer’s too. Anything with gut bugs is transmissible. Sleeping, eating, intimacy with others. Why else do fecal transplants work to heal people?

[stylin19a]

Oh thank heavens. In the immortal words of Jake Blues “It wasn’t my fault...”.

[RJS1950]

H. Pylori was linked directly to ulcers back in the mid 70s although doctors ignored it because it was a microbiologist rather than an MD who found the links. It was finally validated only a few years back. The idea that it causes obesity, heart disease and diabetes and is communicable makes no sense. tendencies to obesity, heart disease and diabetes are genetically linked but not communicable as an infection. Many people carry H. Pylori but it is balanced by other bacteria in their systems. Type II diabetes has several forms. Some forms can be turned back through diet and exercise alone, some by the addition of medication, and some forms require ongoing combinations of all of the above. I’m H. Pylori negative but still have Type II, insulin resistance. My problem is metabolic and requires an ongoing regimen to keep it controlled. When I was first diagnosed, diet and exercise worked, it slowly progressed to adding medication and altering diet. I am not obese but it’s still there.

This “study” appears to be BS, scare tactics.

[Mr. Jeeves]

Anything to take the blame off of high fructose corn syrup. :)

[richardtavor]

I have heard that it can be transmitted over beer glasses..