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Bacteriophages

Viruses that hunt bacteria and help steer the microbiome. 1 chapter – expand

Level:Expert Bacteriophages: the hunters in the gut Viruses that only infect bacteria are among the most numerous entities in the gut. What they do there. AntibioticsAntibiotic resistanceFaecal transplantFermented foods 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.

Why many different species keep the gut stable. 1 chapter – expand

Level:Expert Anaerobic gut bacteria: why the good ones do not fit in a capsule The most important gut bacteria cannot tolerate oxygen. What makes them thrive, and why you can barely swallow them. ProbioticsShort-chain fatty acidsFibreFaecal transplant Promising 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.

When bacteria grow where few belong. 1 chapter – expand

Level:Expert SIBO treatments compared: rifaximin, herbs, elemental diet and faecal transplant Antibiotic or herbs, a liquid formula diet or a faecal transplant: what studies show for each option, where the evidence is thin and what people with SIBO report. AntibioticsBloatingProbioticsFaecal transplantTests 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. Community