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Gut microbiota and metabolism

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Small intestine colonisation

When bacteria grow where few belong. 2 chapters – expand

Level:Expert Where the small intestine meets the colon: ileum, valve and caecum At the end of the small intestine, the gut switches from few to very many bacteria. What the last stretch of small intestine does, how the valve separates the two worlds, and how this transition can be disturbed. Bile acidsDiarrhoeaInflammationTests and diagnostics Plausible How we rate the evidence Established Recommended in medical guidelines or supported by several consistent meta-analyses of randomised human studies. Well supported Several randomised studies in humans with largely consistent results. Promising Single randomised or controlled studies in humans, not yet independently confirmed — or many consistent observational studies. Plausible Two cases: first observational or pilot studies with small samples — or a settled basis that is not in dispute, such as movement, sleep or meal pauses. But not tested in humans for symptoms. Experimental Barely studied in humans. Mainly lab and animal studies or theoretical reasoning; whether it helps is open.
Level:Expert Hydrogen sulfide and methane: the other gases in the gut Methane is linked to constipation, hydrogen sulfide to diarrhoea. Which microbes produce them, what a three-gas breath test can and cannot show, and what to make of low-sulfur diets and bismuth. ConstipationDiarrhoeaBloatingTests and diagnosticsAntibiotics Plausible How we rate the evidence Established Recommended in medical guidelines or supported by several consistent meta-analyses of randomised human studies. Well supported Several randomised studies in humans with largely consistent results. Promising Single randomised or controlled studies in humans, not yet independently confirmed — or many consistent observational studies. Plausible Two cases: first observational or pilot studies with small samples — or a settled basis that is not in dispute, such as movement, sleep or meal pauses. But not tested in humans for symptoms. Experimental Barely studied in humans. Mainly lab and animal studies or theoretical reasoning; whether it helps is open. Community