Posted on 11/22/2024 2:56:28 PM PST by ConservativeMind
Researchers have linked chronic diarrhea to a specific pattern of gut bacteria, a discovery that could pave the way for new treatments capable of saving lives.
In developing countries, acute and chronic diarrhea is a widespread problem among children and leads to the deaths of half a million children under the age of 5 every year. Acute diarrhea often resolves on its own and can typically be treated with antibiotics.
In a study, Nielsen and his Ethiopian colleague Getnet Tesfaw mapped the gut microbiome of more than 1,300 children under 5 years of age in Ethiopia. The study's main conclusion is clear: Children with chronic or persistent diarrhea have significantly lower and different bacterial diversity compared to healthy children.
Results indicate that children with chronic diarrhea have an overrepresentation of harmful bacteria, such as Escherichia and Campylobacter, while the presence of beneficial bacteria, such as Faecalibacterium, is significantly reduced.
The study also revealed that children with chronic diarrhea lack bacteria that produce short-chain fatty acids, which are typically produced by beneficial bacteria and play an essential role in gut health.
Acute diarrhea is defined as lasting from one to six days, while chronic diarrhea persists for a week or more. According to Nielsen, the results indicate that chronic diarrhea develops if beneficial, short-chain fatty acids producing microbes are lost to an extent that the children's gut microbiomes, for unknown reasons, fail to recover from after, for instance, antibiotic treatment for acute cases.
According to Tesfaw, the primary focus of treatment should be on designing an optimal diet to help restore the microbiome in affected children.
"In Ethiopia, they have a superfood grain called teff, which is rich in nutrients and fiber. It clearly has the potential to serve as a dietary supplement that could help stop chronic diarrhea," says Nielsen.
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I would add that if antibiotics actually did wipe out classes of helpful bacteria, as stated above, probiotics could also be helpful.
“Acute diarrhea often resolves on its own and can typically be treated with antibiotics.”
This makes no sense as I have seen first hand the antibiotics are often the cause of diarrhea.
When you already have been infected with a malicious bacterial family, antibiotics can kill that off.
Is there a brand you would recommend?
I’ve had it happen to me as well. Sometimes stronger antibiotics can knock it out.
Sometimes….
I’ve run across the Teff grain in my bread making, but I haven’t baked with it I’ve read it makes great bread.
And the Teff grain has no gluten. From Dish by Dish: “The soft and fluffy teff bread has a deliciously nutty and earthy flavor, and comes together very easily. It tastes delicious and looks uncannily similar to whole wheat bread. This teff flour bread is perfect for making sandwiches, avocado toast, or simply toasted and spread with jam. Totally gluten-free and dairy-free too, but no one would care!”
I was infected by H. Pylori a decade or more ago. It was awful. It took the “triple therapy” of two antibiotics plus an antacid to eradicate it.
Shredded coconut will usually stop diarrhea.
Lifeway Kefir has really good bacteria, including Reuteri.
For fiber, Sola bread and bagels are a great multi-fiber option.
Hero bread is also a good one, for its ingredients.
Thank you.
Again, thank you.
I recently found Dr. Ohhiro’s probiotic.
Superior in effect to any other I’ve tried.
And I’ve tried quite a few.
Sold on Amazon and many health food stores.
Thank you.
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