Microbiome sequence analyses have suggested that changes in gut bacterial composition are associated with autoimmune disease in humans and animal models. The mechanisms through which the gut microbiota influences autoimmune responses are still barely known. In a recent study, Jayne S. Danska and colleagues evaluated systemic antibody responses against cultured human [...]
Chemotherapy, because it modifies the gut microbiota, often causes serious side effects, including diarrhea. Rarely reported, diarrhea is a condition impacting the quality of life and is a potential risk for these patients. It can be a cause of weight loss, malnutrition, electrolyte imbalance, fatigue and illness. Diarrhea can compromise the [...]
The gut microbiota, mainly composed of bacteria, plays a key role in the pathophysiology of gut diseases and is the subject of regular publications. On the other hand, there is very little data on the fungal microbiota. Recent studies establish that the "mycobiome" could have an importance and not least on [...]
Irritable bowel syndrome, what about the enzymes? Irritable bowel syndrome or functional colopathy affects 10% of the population and greatly impacts the quality of life of the patients suffering from it. An INSERM team studied the proteases*, the enzymes responsible for digesting proteins, whose activity is abnormally high in the intestinal [...]
An important book to cure Lyme disease, where probiotics certainly have a role to play A world-renowned specialist, Dr. Richard Horowitz has been treating patients with Lyme disease for 30 years. In his book "Curing Lyme and Unexplained Chronic Diseases", he explains the benefits of probiotic supplementation in Lyme patients. People with this [...]
“Irritable bowel, the grounds for wrath: functional colopathy, understand it better to treat it better” 320 pages, Larousse (February 2016), 15,95€ Prof Jean-Marc Sabaté is a gastroenterologist who, through his hospital career and clinical practice, has become a specialist in the management of intestinal disorders, in particular digestive functional disorders or Irritable [...]
Suzelle Façon, president of APSSII and the volunteers of the association: “Irritable Bowel Syndrome affects about 5% of the population, we want to give them a place to find support and dialogue.” Meeting with Suzelle Façon, President of APSSII and volunteers On the occasion of the 2016 JFHOD (Journées Francophones [...]
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a complex and confusing disorder. If the pain and discomfort are universally present in people who suffer from it, the symptoms, by their diversity and intensity, are expressed individually and make each patient a unique case. Without any universal treatment, patients often go through a period [...]