These treatments can be used alone or in combination to target different aspects of acne. Oral Medications: For moderate to severe cases of acne, dermatologists may prescribe oral medications. Antibiotics, such as tetracycline or doxycycline, can help reduce inflammation and bacterial growth. Hormonal...
Also known as bacterial gastroenteritis,food poisoningis caused by eating food that has been contaminated with bacteria likeClostridium perfringens,Salmonella,E.coli. This can happen when food hasn't been cooked properly or has been kept for too long at room temperature.5 To avoid food poisoning:5...
But yeast overgrowth will cause inflammation … and this causes the space between the cells lining the intestines to widen. When this happens, yeast and toxic byproducts can exit the digestive tract and enter your dog’s blood. This is called leaky gut. If there’s leaky gut present, it c...
Dysbiosis is caused by a change in the population of the various microbes, in that unhelpful microbes overpower those that are more beneficial. Unfortunately, this tends to snowball as the fewer helpful microbes become less and less able to keep the "unfriendly" microbes from multiplying. Dysbiosis...
What causes chronic diarrhea? Digestive diseases, such as irritable bowel syndrome, Crohn’s disease, small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) — a disorder of the small intestine — andulcerative colitis, often cause chronic diarrhea. Diarrhea is a natural reaction to dehydration, infection or ...
bacterial vaginosis, oftentimes when you're changing the pH of the vagina, then you're more prone to an overgrowth of bacteria. So things like douching can alter the vaginal pH. If you find that you're having frequent bacteria vaginosis infections, you may want to avoid douching altogether...
High blood sugar is also a risk factor for developing a leaky blood-brain barrier.[xvii] Get your labs done for fasting blood sugar and Hgb A1C to find out if you’re blood sugar levels are high.Bacterial overgrowthWe’ve touched on the gut-brain axis earlier. And with these two linked...
New research is showing that people who are overweight have an imbalance of bacterial flora in their intestines.[6]Those who are overweight may have particular bacteria strains that extract more calories from food compared to those found in people who are not overweight. This means you could be...
How the North American Consensus Protocol Affects the Performance of Glucose Breath Testing for Bacterial Overgrowth Versus a Traditional Methoddoi:10.14309/ajg.0000000000001110Baker, Jason R.Chey, William D.Watts, LydiaArmstrong, MoiraCollins, Kristen...
It’s much more serious than just cramps, bloating and gassiness. Constantly dealing with the fermentation of milk sugar can leave your digestive system in a weakened state and lead to harmful bacterial overgrowth and lowered immunity. For a person who is only slightly lactose sensitive, just av...