Ancient poop reveals ‘extinction event’ in human gut bacteria

Re:Ancient poop reveals ‘extinction event’ in human gut bact... by james-skemp on Thursday May 13, 2021 @08:45AM (#27141449)

It's amazing how much of our digestive system isn't known.

Having had a bad flu years ago, it had a life altering impact on my own system, where I now have to be very particular about what I eat, because I lost so much of that good bacteria.

This in turn has an impact on my SO, since she eats mostly what I eat. My son has a bit more diet diversity, since I worry he'll end up in a similar condition.

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Re:Ancient poop reveals ‘extinction event’ in human gut bact... by viciousvoxel on Thursday May 13, 2021 @10:47AM (#27142668)

My SO had a similar experience -- she had a bad flu a couple years ago and ever since has had a really rough time with certain foods. She's had tests for H. Pylori and all the other usual suspects (all negative). She's tried going gluten-free and FODMAP diet and hasn't been able to identify any consistent pattern.

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Re:Ancient poop reveals ‘extinction event’ in human gut bact... by AndrewBissell on Thursday May 13, 2021 @01:12PM (#27144610)

A friend in similar circumstances had a lot of improvement from a poop transplant, might be worth a try.

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Re:Ancient poop reveals ‘extinction event’ in human gut bact... by taratatira on Monday May 17, 2021 @07:29AM (#27182284)

Wow. Internet is beautiful. I never knew this was a thing.

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Re:Ancient poop reveals ‘extinction event’ in human gut bact... by zorgmonkey on Thursday May 13, 2021 @01:34PM (#27144872)

I recommend trying cabbage juice, my fathers credits it as nearly curing his ulcers (unfortunately I don't know if his are caused by H. Pylori).

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Re:Ancient poop reveals ‘extinction event’ in human gut bact... by james-skemp on Thursday May 13, 2021 @01:52PM (#27145069)

I wish her a lot of luck. It took me years to get things bearable. And there's a long way to go.

There's others, but garlic and onion are two of my triggers, and it's amazing how much food uses one or both.

I've also found that there's a sort of buildup effect with me. If I have certain foods two days in a row, or more than x times a week it can cause issues.

All that means it's quite hard to pin it down.

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Re:Ancient poop reveals ‘extinction event’ in human gut bact... by ericlewis on Thursday May 13, 2021 @10:50PM (#27150129)

I stopped eating dairy for a few days and had a glass of milk with a severe reaction, used to drink a glass a night. Wonder if it is because all the bacteria that would process that lowered?

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Re:Ancient poop reveals ‘extinction event’ in human gut bact... by stevewodil on Friday May 14, 2021 @12:09AM (#27150596)

Perhaps a naive question but have you tried a good probiotic to rebuild your gut bacteria?

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Re:Ancient poop reveals ‘extinction event’ in human gut bact... by o-__-o on Friday May 14, 2021 @06:45AM (#27152833)

Probiotics take over your gut flora, probably best to talk to a good nutritionist or health practitioner to come up with a plan

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Re:Ancient poop reveals ‘extinction event’ in human gut bact... by raarts on Thursday May 13, 2021 @11:54AM (#27143558)

Maybe try meat-only? Some people seem to have benefited from that.

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Re:Ancient poop reveals ‘extinction event’ in human gut bact... by reasonabl_human on Saturday May 15, 2021 @09:26AM (#27165002)

I have heard promising things about fecal matter transplants for situations such as this, hopefully one of those procedures can heal you soon.

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