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Our Paleolithic ancestors got anywhere from 50 to 100 g of fiber a day in their diet. The National Cancer Institute—not exactly a hotbed of nutritional radicalism—recommends at least 25 g a day, as do the U.S. Dietary Guidelines. The position paper on dietary fiber and colon cancer of the American Gastroenterological Association states that “reasonable recommendations based on currently available data” argue for a recommended daily fiber intake of at least 30 to 35 g a day. Want to know the average daily intake in America? Eleven grams. Beans Provide the Fiber Missing from

When Christensenellaceae was added to human stool devoid of this group, the altered stool protected against obesity.

The process by which dysbiosis contributes to spontaneous bacterial peritonitis is bacterial translocation, resulting from bacterial overgrowth, increased intestinal permeability, and integrity of immune surveillance mechanisms.

MSM also had higher gut bacterial diversity and richness, two characteristics that are associated with healthy gut communities. Bacterial

ICD-10-CM diagnosis code R19.00 Intra-abdominal and pelvic swelling, mass and lump, unspecified site R10.1 Pain localized to upper abdomen R10.10 Upper abdominal pain, unspecified R10.11 Right upper quadrant pain R10.12 Left upper quadrant pain R10.13 Epigastric pain R10.2 Pelvic and perineal pain R10.3 Pain localized to other parts of lower abdomen R10.30 Lower abdominal pain, unspecified R10.31Right lower quadrant pain R10.32Left lower quadrant pain R10.33Periumbilical pain R10.8Other abdominal pain R10.81 Abdominal tenderness R10.811 Right upper quadrant abdominal tenderness R10.812 Left upper quadrant abdominal tenderness R10.813Right lower quadrant abdominal tenderness R10.814 Left lower quadrant abdominal tenderness R10.815 Periumbilic abdominal tenderness R10.816 Epigastric abdominal tenderness R10.817Generalized abdominal tenderness R10.819 unspecified site R10.82Rebound abdominal tenderness R10.821 Right upper quadrant rebound abdominal tenderness R10.822Left upper quadrant rebound abdominal tenderness R10.823 Right lower quadrant rebound abdominal tenderness R10.824 Left lower quadrant rebound abdominal tenderness R10.825 Periumbilic rebound abdominal tenderness R10.826Epigastric rebound abdominal tenderness R10.827 Generalized rebound abdominal tenderness R10.829 unspecified site R10.83 Colic R10.84 Generalized abdominal pain R10.9 Unspecified abdominal pain

The current research points to "diet-microbiome interplay" as a cause of vascular disease and perhaps end-organ diseases like heart failure and renal failure and raises the prospect of interventions that "modulate" the microbiome for prevention of heart-failure development and progression.

The process by which dysbiosis contributes to hepatic encephalopathy is production of ammonia and endotoxin-driven inflammation.

House dust mite (HDM) allergen promotes inflammation and gut permeability in humans (Gut 2015;published online December 8). A similar breakdown in the human gastrointestinal tract epithelium has been found in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and inflammatory bowel syndrome (IBS), they added, but the triggers for this breakdown are unclear. "This study is the first evidence for a role for house dust mite allergens in intestinal disease.

DNA sequencing of fecal samples from players in an international rugby union team showed considerably greater diversity of gut bacteria than samples from people who are more sedentary.

Pathophysiological effects of dysbiosis are becoming clearer, but knowledge has not yet translated to development of new therapies (Am J Gastroenterol 2015;110:1399).

The possible role of probiotics in treating complications of cirrhosis such as hepatic encephalopathy is inconclusive due to substantial heterogeneity of clinical trials.

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With regard to ALT liver values, the American College of Gastroenterology recently revised its guidelines to recommend clinical evaluation for liver disease in men with ALT above 33 and women with ALT above 25—significantly below the current “normal” ranges. Even that may not be low enough: a 2002 study that excluded people who already had fatty liver suggested upper limits of 30 for men, and 19 for women.

slow the scarring process.90 These results help explain the role coffee appears to play in reducing the risk of liver disease progression. A commentary in the journal Gastroenterology entitled “Is It Time to Write a Prescription for Coffee?” explored the pros and cons.91 Some insist that we must first identify the active ingredient in coffee beans that’s protective. After all, more than one thousand different compounds have already been found in coffee.92 More studies are needed, but meanwhile, moderate daily ingestion of unsweetened

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