Intestinal Gas, Bloating, and the Microbial Adaptation to Diet
The transition from an unhealthy diet to a healthier diet is commonly characterized by some intestinal distress as the gut microbiome is reshaped to meet greater phytochemical-fiber diversity
This is one stop (among several) along the route of conversation regarding IBS (irritable bowel syndrome), intestinal gas, bloating, and the microbial adaptation to (or incompatibility with) diet. For more information on dysbiosis and the human microbiome, see the INDEX OF COURSES.
Within the Human Microbiome and Dysbiosis COURSE, the section on gastrointestinal dysbiosis is clearly the largest and most detailed, and this is because it is the most common type of clinical dysbiosis and also because it is the most complex. For this reason, putting all the information into a single video would have been technically impossible for me as well as impractical for the viewer; so this section on gut dysbiosis is divided into several videos, each one advancing the model toward a more complete understanding of this nuanced and enigmatic problem. Currently, this section is structured as follows:
Gut Dysbiosis 10.2 on Prototypes and Their Solutions: 2 hours
Gut Dysbiosis 10.6 on Solutions: added in 2020 specific to Gas, Bloating, IBS, and the Gut Microbiome Adaptation to a Healthier Diet (provided below)
Gut Dysbiosis 10.7 on Solutions: The Use of Antibiotic Drugs and Endocrine Interventions (will be posted soon)
Key concept: The transition from an unhealthy diet to a healthier diet is commonly characterized by some intestinal distress as the gut microbiome is reshaped to meet the greater phytochemical-fiber diversity of a better diet; stay the course, make some adaptations (eg, berberine), be patient with small progressive changes to arrive at the destination of greater microbial diversity, better nutritional intake, and a healthier gut.
The above video has been added to the MAIN COURSE on Human Microbiome and Dysbiosis in Clinical Disease.
Dr Alex Kennerly Vasquez (introduction; brief Bio-CV) writes and teaches for an international audience on various topics ranging from leadership to nutrition to functional inflammology. Major books include Inflammation Mastery, 4th Edition (full-color printing, 1182 pages, equivalent to 25 typical books [averaging 60,000 words each]), which was also published in two separate volumes as Textbook of Clinical Nutrition and Functional Medicine (Volume 1: Chapters 1-4; Volume 2: Chapter 5—Clinical Protocols for Diabetes, Hypertension, Migraine, Fibromyalgia, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriasis, Vasculitis, Dermatomyositis and most other major inflammatory/autoimmune disorders); several sections have been excerpted including Antiviral Strategies and Immune Nutrition (ISBN 1502894890) (aka, Antiviral Nutrition [available as PDF download] and Brain Inflammation in Chronic Pain, Migraine, and Fibromyalgia. Dr Vasquez’s books are available internationally via bookstores such as BookDepository, Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble, ThriftBooks, AbeBooks, BetterWorldBooks, WaterStonesBooks and his new Telegram channel is https://t.me/DrAlexVasquez.
Notes:
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