Colon Health And Dysbiosis

Dysbiosis is the imbalance of bacteria in the colon, or bowel, which often leads to bad health. The idea of dysbiosis was postulated by Metchinkoff in the nineteenth century. Metchinkoff correctly identified that:
* Excessive putrefactive bacteria (the harmful type) in the colon cause toxins to be produced - especially the damaging 'amines', and that
* Eating fermented foods containing probiotics - 'friendly bacteria' - could reduce ill health. These foods include yoghurt and sauerkraut.
The colon and small intestine contain 3-400 species of bacteria and, surprising to many, most of the bulk of the stool consists of bacteria.
Friendly And Unfriendly
Most of the bacteria in a healthy colon are the 'friendly' type. These are predominantly the 'anaerobic' type - they do not require oxygen to live - and they have a beneficial effect on our health. There are also a small number of 'unfriendly' bacteria in the healthy colon. These are predominantly 'aerobic' - they do need oxygen - and they also produce toxins, notably the toxic 'amines' mentioned above.
In good health, the harmful bacteria are kept in check by the abundance of beneficial bacteria. Unfortunately, the bacteria in the colon often get out of balance - the 'dysbiosis' of Metchinkoff.
Dysbiosis both:
* Increases […]

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