by John Brisson | Mar 7, 2016 | Digestive Health, Medications, SIBO, Supplement Recommendations, Upper gut
Here at Fix Your Gut we may seem harsh on most medications that are recommended for digestion. Our opinionated views on medications may be true, but we are equally harsh on supplements that we feel may cause issues with their use as well. However, there are some...
by John Brisson | Dec 18, 2015 | Digestive Health, Endotoxin, Opportunistic Microorganisms, Probiotics
More and more people are contacting me with H. pylori overgrowth. Some just have symptoms of overgrowth; others have tested positive for the bacteria. One person I coached had multiple H. pylori tests done; they kept coming back negative. Even though this person had a...
by John Brisson | Sep 21, 2015 | Digestive Health, Opportunistic Microorganisms, Probiotics
Here at Fix Your Gut we have discussed at length about H. pylori. There is a lot of ongoing research being done to determine H. pylori’s coexistence with humans. Is it commensal, or severely opportunistic? Is it normal flora? Jason Hooper and I have both written...
by Jason Hooper | Jul 31, 2015 | Digestive Health, Endotoxin, Opportunistic Microorganisms
For the last decade, I have been finding articles about fecal matter transplants in rats. When scientists transplant fecal matter from an obese rat into a healthy rat, it soon becomes obese.1 There have been several other biological ailments that can also be assumed...
by Jason Hooper | Jul 24, 2015 | Digestive Health, GERD, Reflux, Upper gut
Acid reflux is a puzzling digestive disorder. Occasionally, a muscle separation will allow the cardia and the GE junction to slide upward causing a type 1 hiatal hernia 1 which can be confirmed by using radiographic, endoscopic, or manometric assessment 2. This form...
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