by John Brisson | Mar 21, 2016 | Digestive Health, Endotoxin, Opportunistic Microorganisms
In this blog series, I have written a lot about the proposed positives of H. pylori colonization. However, it is widely known that this bacteria causes a lot of health issues and concerns if left unchecked by our immune system. So when H. pylori are no longer our ally...
by Jason Hooper | Jan 8, 2016 | Digestive Health, Endotoxin, Opportunistic Microorganisms
Although I am probably in the minority, I enjoy returning to work after the holiday. It is just the right amount of rest that I need to recharge and get back to it. I am fortunate to have a job that I enjoy. Not many people have that privilege. I overheard some of my...
by John Brisson | Dec 18, 2015 | Digestive Health, Endotoxin, Opportunistic Microorganisms, Probiotics
More and more people are contacting me with H. pylori overgrowth. Some just have symptoms of overgrowth; others have tested positive for the bacteria. One person I coached had multiple H. pylori tests done; they kept coming back negative. Even though this person had a...
by John Brisson | Nov 6, 2015 | Digestive Health, Endotoxin, Opportunistic Microorganisms, SIBO
Can one bout of food poisoning lead to SIBO? Cases of viral gastroenteritis have been linked to the development of SIBO, but what about food poisoning caused by bacterial toxins? Campylobacter Does this sound familiar? You just got over a bad case of food poisoning....
by John Brisson | Sep 21, 2015 | Digestive Health, Opportunistic Microorganisms, Probiotics
Here at Fix Your Gut we have discussed at length about H. pylori. There is a lot of ongoing research being done to determine H. pylori’s coexistence with humans. Is it commensal, or severely opportunistic? Is it normal flora? Jason Hooper and I have both written...
by Jason Hooper | Jul 31, 2015 | Digestive Health, Endotoxin, Opportunistic Microorganisms
For the last decade, I have been finding articles about fecal matter transplants in rats. When scientists transplant fecal matter from an obese rat into a healthy rat, it soon becomes obese.1 There have been several other biological ailments that can also be assumed...
