Microbial ecosystems in the mouth and gut are linked to many ills

Re:Microbial ecosystems in the mouth and gut are linked to m... by trhway on Friday February 12, 2021 @06:06PM (#26119613)

with all the caveats of not being a doctor and all the risks known and unknown, "don't try at home", etc. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17139208

while i didn't get totally cured, the condition went down very significantly, a couple orders of magnitude (by subjective feeling and some objective metrics), and since then i've mostly been maintaining the situation by a daily teaspoon of activated charcoal mixed into 2 cups of water (i drink it at least 3 hours after meal and at least 2 hours before meal to minimize charcoal binding on food instead of its intended targets).

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Re:Microbial ecosystems in the mouth and gut are linked to m... by bsanr2 on Friday February 12, 2021 @10:38PM (#26121192)

This is interesting. I was never diagnosed with anything (too poor to go to the doctor at the time, even with insurance), but I came to the conclusion that I had a similar issue: bad (or overgrown) bacteria housed snugly in biofilm. As mentioned here (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26119265), someone suggested taking digestive enzymes on an empty stomach would help to break down the biofilm and allow healthier bacteria a chance to eatablish themselves.

Two different self-treatments aimed at what seem to be similar issues with anecdotal success. Hm. I really, really do hope that all aspects of our experiences get studied more thoroughly in the future.

Thanks for sharing.

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