Is there any way to measure if you are in deficiency for good bacteria? I don't mean symptoms but I am talking about lab test.

I am working with that wacko doctor because ... she is the only normal one I found. She told me to take some anti-parasite medication. I did not believe her so I submitted a stool …

The thought has been going through my mind ever since I screwed up my intestinal flora by taking several antibiotics. We all know that by doing so one does not only get rid of the …

Greetings, PaleoHackers, I am the mother of a 3 year old daughter with sensory processing disorder (SPD). I have had her on the casein-free version of the GAPS diet for the last 6 …

Could Iodine supplementation help cure dysbiosis/gut flora unbalance? Its a shot in the dark.

There are many articles, theorys, herbs, and supplements to cure this condition of fungus, bacteria, and yeast (just a certian type of fungus) overgrowth. So its hard to pick a suc …

I have SIBO. When my doctor and I discussed my diet, he told me that I eat way too much meat. He said that undigested meat will be consumed by my gut bacteria and by eating over 3 …

I got a bad UTI this summer and had to take a round of antibiotics. It was the first time I had done this in several years. Since taking the antibiotics I get an EXTREMELY unbearab …

As soon as I have started taking antibiotics for SIBO my fatigue is suddenly gone. I feel very energetic - I have not felt like this for years. What exactly the unwanted gut bacte …

Hi. I’ve just gotten the results in from my parasitology (stool) test and I’m hoping some smartie on PH can help me figure a couple of things out. I’ll likely still be going to s …

I have always thought that bacteria helps us to digest food. What happens when we take antibiotics and the bacteria is killed? Basically, how is food digested while a person is t …

I found this in our archives: The Neuroscience of the Gut: The brain is shaped by bacteria in the digestive tract That question links to a Scientific American article. The articl …

I've been using probiotics for a while now and they seem to working (about 2 months). I had Crohn's - ulcerative colitis; the inflammation is gone but I still had (and have) IBS-li …

I've always had a "nervous stomach" that when stressed would send me to the bathroom repeatedly. I've done a lot in the past year to help improve my gut, but sometimes the stress …

Trying to find studies on longer fasts 3+ days and how it relates to gut bacteria. Anyone help me find some science? Specifically bad bacteria die-off, preservation of good bacter …