Links between diet and health... IBS.
Posted: April 17th, 2021, 10:08 am
Well, duh, you might say. Obviously a bad diet leads to poor health.
Yes, one would think it's obvious. But one need only glimpse the waddling lumps of blubber emerging from certain supermarkets to see that this simple message is often unheard.
As a meat eater, I for instance am not always in Receive mode when the drawbacks of eating animals are highlighted. And I do love a piece of cake.
Fortunately my wife ensures that our diet is >90% healthy.
Where I worked there was a lady who suffered from IBS. The condition was medicated but never went away. It made her life a misery.
This was back in the 80s/90s when there was little understanding of causation.
Fortunately, things have moved on; here is a recent study pointing the finger at sugar and processed food. May be of use as a touchstone if you know someone who might benefit from a better diet.
https://gut.bmj.com/content/early/2021/03/08/gutjnl-2020-322670
Commentary here https://newatlas.com/health-wellbeing/microbiome-food-inflammation-gut-bacteria-ibd-ibs/
A particular strength of this new study is its cataloguing of certain bacterial species with specific foods. For example, the research detected associations between increased volumes of Ruminococcus gnavus, Akkermansia muciniphila and Proteobacteria, and diets high in processed meat, sugar and fast food.
These particular bacteria are known to produce endotoxins and damage the gut’s mucus layer. This erosion of the gut barrier is especially prominent when a diet is lacking fibre.
Ahh, those Ruminococcus. Why do they never have simple names like Cynthia or Fred.
Please use this Topic if you wish to highlight other such dietary links.
V8
Yes, one would think it's obvious. But one need only glimpse the waddling lumps of blubber emerging from certain supermarkets to see that this simple message is often unheard.
As a meat eater, I for instance am not always in Receive mode when the drawbacks of eating animals are highlighted. And I do love a piece of cake.
Fortunately my wife ensures that our diet is >90% healthy.
Where I worked there was a lady who suffered from IBS. The condition was medicated but never went away. It made her life a misery.
This was back in the 80s/90s when there was little understanding of causation.
Fortunately, things have moved on; here is a recent study pointing the finger at sugar and processed food. May be of use as a touchstone if you know someone who might benefit from a better diet.
https://gut.bmj.com/content/early/2021/03/08/gutjnl-2020-322670
Commentary here https://newatlas.com/health-wellbeing/microbiome-food-inflammation-gut-bacteria-ibd-ibs/
A particular strength of this new study is its cataloguing of certain bacterial species with specific foods. For example, the research detected associations between increased volumes of Ruminococcus gnavus, Akkermansia muciniphila and Proteobacteria, and diets high in processed meat, sugar and fast food.
These particular bacteria are known to produce endotoxins and damage the gut’s mucus layer. This erosion of the gut barrier is especially prominent when a diet is lacking fibre.
Ahh, those Ruminococcus. Why do they never have simple names like Cynthia or Fred.
Please use this Topic if you wish to highlight other such dietary links.
V8