bertiedog
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I have followed most of the up-to-date information/studies regarding FMT as a possible treatment for our illness and did think this could be the missing link as to why we don't get well despite eating a healthy diet, taking lots of pre and probiotics, managing stress etc etc.
However the other day when I was visiting a long time friend it occurred to me that because she has diverticulitis she has had to cut out all grains and fibre plus dairy from her diet for probably the last five years now. This has cut her G I symptoms back to just the occasional flare when she has eaten away from home.
This should mean that she has a very poor microbiome because her diet is completely devoid of fibre which is supposed to be necessary to supply essential anti-inflammatories like butyrate plus she should be short of many other bacteria causing many metabolites to be missing or low.
But at the age of 72 she is completely well, huge amounts of energy, engages in daily social activities and physical endeavours. Her energy hasn't changed at all since I have known her which would be around 43 years and she is rarely ill. She remains very slim probably a bit too thin but that is how she has been for all these years nothing has changed except her diet.
So having realised this it does make me rethink my original thoughts that I might not be improving because of my poor microbiome which is of low diversity and with very low butyrate plus lots of so called essential bacteria being low. Actually I am awaiting my latest UBIOME test to see if that has improved at all having been adding organic oats to my daily non dairy yoghurts for the past 6 months and I am trying to eat a small amount of cheese each day to supply at least a bit of dairy daily as I am highly intolerant of milk (butter is ok).
I wonder what everyone else thinks?
Pam
However the other day when I was visiting a long time friend it occurred to me that because she has diverticulitis she has had to cut out all grains and fibre plus dairy from her diet for probably the last five years now. This has cut her G I symptoms back to just the occasional flare when she has eaten away from home.
This should mean that she has a very poor microbiome because her diet is completely devoid of fibre which is supposed to be necessary to supply essential anti-inflammatories like butyrate plus she should be short of many other bacteria causing many metabolites to be missing or low.
But at the age of 72 she is completely well, huge amounts of energy, engages in daily social activities and physical endeavours. Her energy hasn't changed at all since I have known her which would be around 43 years and she is rarely ill. She remains very slim probably a bit too thin but that is how she has been for all these years nothing has changed except her diet.
So having realised this it does make me rethink my original thoughts that I might not be improving because of my poor microbiome which is of low diversity and with very low butyrate plus lots of so called essential bacteria being low. Actually I am awaiting my latest UBIOME test to see if that has improved at all having been adding organic oats to my daily non dairy yoghurts for the past 6 months and I am trying to eat a small amount of cheese each day to supply at least a bit of dairy daily as I am highly intolerant of milk (butter is ok).
I wonder what everyone else thinks?
Pam