sukumvit boy
01-23-2018, 01:10 AM
Just wondering if anyone would care to share their views / experience on the the use of probiotic nutritional supplements and the National Institutes of Health Human Microbiome Project .
Personally , I was surprised to find that after starting to take a probiotic nutritional supplement a few years ago I no longer experienced 'Bangkok Belly' on my yearly trips to Thailand, which previously required at least one course of medication upon arrival and sometimes would flair up again during my usual 3-4 week stays in Thailand , Cambodia , Laos and Indonesia.
Also a friend of mine who lives in the US and suffered with irritable bowel syndrome for many years experienced complete remission after his gastroenterologist recommended he start taking a daily probiotic.
As a physician and person with an academic interest in science I have followed the inception and progress of the National Institutes of Health Human Microbiome Project since it was started in 2008 ,but was genuinely startled to see such immediate and personal effects.
The basic premise of the study is that the microbes that live in us and on us have a profound effect on our health , resistance to disease and well being , and they set out to study 5 areas : The microbial communities that live in our mouth,gastrointestinal tract, urogenital tract, nasal passages and on our skin. The findings and results so far have been astounding and the second part of the project , The Integrative Human Microbiome Project was launched in 2014.
For more on the Project see the link below.
http://hmpdacc.org/ihmp/
Personally , I was surprised to find that after starting to take a probiotic nutritional supplement a few years ago I no longer experienced 'Bangkok Belly' on my yearly trips to Thailand, which previously required at least one course of medication upon arrival and sometimes would flair up again during my usual 3-4 week stays in Thailand , Cambodia , Laos and Indonesia.
Also a friend of mine who lives in the US and suffered with irritable bowel syndrome for many years experienced complete remission after his gastroenterologist recommended he start taking a daily probiotic.
As a physician and person with an academic interest in science I have followed the inception and progress of the National Institutes of Health Human Microbiome Project since it was started in 2008 ,but was genuinely startled to see such immediate and personal effects.
The basic premise of the study is that the microbes that live in us and on us have a profound effect on our health , resistance to disease and well being , and they set out to study 5 areas : The microbial communities that live in our mouth,gastrointestinal tract, urogenital tract, nasal passages and on our skin. The findings and results so far have been astounding and the second part of the project , The Integrative Human Microbiome Project was launched in 2014.
For more on the Project see the link below.
http://hmpdacc.org/ihmp/