THE GUT-PROSTATE AXIS Can gut bacteria cause prostatitis? Yes, at least in part. Gut bacteria and prostatitis are linked through bacterial reservoirs, barrier leaks and endotoxin traffic, and two Mendelian randomization studies now call the relationship causal. Here is what the evidence shows, mechanism by mechanism. Rod-shaped Escherichia coli stream out of the colonic mucosa …
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THE MOST COMMON SIDE EFFECT Metformin and diarrhea: The gene that decides who suffers Why do metformin and diarrhea so often go together? Up to 3 in 10 people on the world’s most prescribed diabetes drug feel their gut protest, and a single transporter gene explains much of that difference. Here is the mechanism, the …
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THE GUT-HORMONE AXIS When IBS and low testosterone feed each other IBS and low testosterone are locked in a two-way relationship. Low androgens can slow gut motility and turn up visceral pain, while an inflamed gut releases bacterial LPS that orders the testis to stop making testosterone. Here is the bi-directional axis, study by study, …
GUT HEALTH Histamine intolerance and SIBO: The Two-Way gut connection Histamine intolerance and SIBO trap millions in a vicious gut cycle. The bacteria behind small intestinal bacterial overgrowth can flood your system with histamine while shutting down the enzyme that clears it. Here is what the research shows, and why the usual antibiotic fix rarely …
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