Podcasts about dientamoeba

Join Kriben Govender, a seasoned food scientist and gut health expert, as he sits down with Dr. Brad Leech, a clinical nutritionist with a profound understanding of the microbiome. In this enlightening conversation, they delve into the complex world of gut health and explore how it's intricately linked to our overall well-being. You'll discover: The importance of the microbiome in autoimmune conditions and overall health. The staggering diversity of bacteria within our gut and what it means for us. Lifestyle factors that are diminishing our microbiome diversity. Simple, actionable steps you can take to enrich the diversity of your gut microbiome.  

All of your most burning questions on candida and diet answered by New Zealand Naturopath of 30 + years! In each bite-size episode, you'll get practical tips you can follow right away to improve your health and lifestyle. So go ahead and binge listen. --- Full video of this episode: https://youtu.be/7MaO3q8iejs --- Download My Candida Diet & Cleanse Guide Free Mobile App: IOS: https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/candida-diet-cleanse-guide/id1553653763 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.candida.crusher *New* Candida Diet Cleanse and Detox Planner Planner: https://amzn.to/3C9lH7u --- Subscribe to Eric Bakker - The Naturopath All of your most burning questions on candida and diet answered by New Zealand Naturopath of 30 + years! In each bite-size episode, you'll get practical tips you can follow right away to improve your health and lifestyle. So go ahead and binge listen. --- FOLLOW Eric Bakker - The Naturopath: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/CandidaCrusher Twitter: https://twitter.com/ericbakker Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ericbakker.ND?ref=tn_tnmn

Dr. Hawrelak is a researcher, educator, naturopath, and nutritionist with over two decades of clinical experience. He practices at Gould's Natural Medicine, an over 130 years old natural medicine apothecary and clinic in Hobart, Tasmania.  Today's topic is so fascinating to many of our practitioners that are in the field of gastroenterology because we are talking about gut parasites, and Dr Hawrelak just recently released a course about blastocystis and Dientamoeba fragilis.

Dr. Hawrelak is a researcher, educator, naturopath, and nutritionist with over two decades of clinical experience. He practices at Gould's Natural Medicine, an over 130 years old natural medicine apothecary and clinic in Hobart, Tasmania.  Today's topic is so fascinating to many of our practitioners that are in the field of gastroenterology because we are talking about gut parasites, and Dr Hawrelak just recently released a course about blastocystis and Dientamoeba fragilis.

Microbiome researcher and scholar of integrative gut health Lucy Mailing, PhD. is back on the podcast with me today. Lucy just completed her doctoral degree at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she studied the effects of diet and exercise on the gut microbiome in states of health and disease. She has authored numerous peer-reviewed journal articles and recently won the Young Scientist Award at the International Scientific Conference on Probiotics, Prebiotics, Gut Microbiota, and Health in 2019. On this podcast, Lucy discusses her recent talk at the 2020 IHH-UCSF Symposium on Nutrition and Functional Medicine. The topic is myths and misconceptions about the microbiome - and some of these are quite surprising! We discuss gut testing methods and why some are better than others. Lucy explains why you consider skipping probiotics after a course of antibiotics and shares what to do instead to support repopulation of a healthy microbiota. She also discusses some of the best and worst gut-health supplements. Here’s the outline of this interview with Lucy Mailing: [00:00:30] Why care about the gut microbiome? [00:01:37] Previous podcast with Lucy: How to Optimise Your Gut Microbiome. [00:03:52] Unschooling and self-directed learning. [00:04:40] Book: The Carpenter and the Gardener by Alison Gopnik. [00:05:45] Podcast on unschooling: How to Support Childhood Cognitive Development, with Josh Turknett, MD. [00:06:16] Lucy speaking at UCSF: Microbiome Myths & Misconceptions (on Facebook). Slides from her talk. [00:07:46] Lucy's talk at the Ancestral Health Symposium 2019: Modulating the gut microbiome for health: Evidence-based testing & therapeutic strategies. [00:09:06] Myth: Culture-based stool testing is accurate. [00:11:00] Companies currently using 16S: Thryve and BiomeFx. [00:11:28] Podcast: How to Use Probiotics to Improve Your Health, with Jason Hawrelak. [00:12:16] Diagnostic Solutions GI-MAP. [00:14:34] Metagenomics; Onegevity. [00:14:56] Doctors Data and Genova have now added PCR (polymerase chain reaction) to their tests. [00:15:33] Parasites Blastocystis and Dientamoeba fragilis. [00:17:35] Jason Hawrelak’s course: Blastocystis & Dientamoeba: Gastrointestinal Pathogens or Commensal Symbionts? [00:17:39] Blastocystis.net. Book: Thoughts on Blastocystis, by Christen Rune Stensvold. [00:18:45] Gut dysbiosis is driven by oxygen leaking into the gut; Study: Rivera-Chávez, Fabian, Christopher A. Lopez, and Andreas J. Bäumler. "Oxygen as a driver of gut dysbiosis." Free Radical Biology and Medicine 105 (2017): 93-101. [00:19:04] Blastocystis might buffer oxygen influx, preventing the overgrowth of other pathogens. Study: Tsaousis, Anastasios D., et al. "The human gut colonizer Blastocystis respires using Complex II and alternative oxidase to buffer transient oxygen fluctuations in the gut." Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology 8 (2018): 371. [00:19:40] Blastocystis colonization correlates with a higher bacterial diversity; Study: Audebert, Christophe, et al. "Colonization with the enteric protozoa Blastocystis is associated with increased diversity of human gut bacterial microbiota." Scientific reports 6 (2016): 25255; And the opposite result: Nourrisson, Céline, et al. "Blastocystis is associated with decrease of fecal microbiota protective bacteria: comparative analysis between patients with irritable bowel syndrome and control subjects." PloS one 9.11 (2014). [00:20:02] Myth: We know what a “healthy” gut microbiome looks like. [00:20:06] Lucy's blog on the elusive “healthy microbiome”: A new framework for microbiome research. [00:22:43] Microbial signatures of dysbiosis. [00:26:06] Myth: Everyone needs comprehensive gut testing. [00:27:37] Ivor Cummins and Malcom Kendrick podcasts: Should You get a CAC Heart Scan or Not? Part 1 and Part 2. [00:28:14] Myth: Breath testing is a reliable way to test for SIBO. [00:28:27] Lucy's blog posts on testing for SIBO: What the latest research reveals about SIBO and All about SIBO: Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth. [00:29:40] Culture-based testing methods underestimate the number of bacteria in the small intestine by about a hundredfold; Study: Sundin, O. H., et al. "Does a glucose‐based hydrogen and methane breath test detect bacterial overgrowth in the jejunum?." Neurogastroenterology & Motility 30.11 (2018): e13350. [00:30:53] Orocecal transit time ranges from ten to 220 minutes; Study: Connolly, Lynn, and Lin Chang. "Combined orocecal scintigraphy and lactulose hydrogen breath testing demonstrate that breath testing detects orocecal transit, not small intestinal bacterial overgrowth in patients with irritable bowel syndrome." Gastroenterology 141.3 (2011): 1118-1121. [00:32:43] SIBO might not produce enough hydrogen to result in a positive breath test. Sundin, O. H., et al. "Does a glucose‐based hydrogen and methane breath test detect bacterial overgrowth in the jejunum?" Neurogastroenterology & Motility 30.11 (2018): e13350. [00:34:36] Myth: Most bloating, distension, gas is from SIBO (and we neeed to kill the overgrowth). [00:34:45] Small intestinal dysbiosis, not bacterial overgrowth is what underlies a lot of gut symptoms; Study: Saffouri, George B., et al. "Small intestinal microbial dysbiosis underlies symptoms associated with functional gastrointestinal disorders." Nature communications 10.1 (2019): 1-11. [00:36:09] Mark Pimentel's research group. [00:37:04] How to support the gut ecosystem; serum bovine immunoglobulins (SBI). [00:38:25] Orthomolecular SBI Protect. [00:38:38] Myth: A high-fat diet is bad for the gut. [00:38:52] Misconceptions from the scientific literature on high-fat diets. [00:39:54] Diet alters the gut microbiome composition within 48 hours; Study: David, Lawrence A., et al. "Diet rapidly and reproducibly alters the human gut microbiome." Nature 505.7484 (2014): 559-563. [00:41:06] The Hadza hunter-gatherer microbiota cycles with the seasons; Study: Smits, Samuel A., et al. "Seasonal cycling in the gut microbiome of the Hadza hunter-gatherers of Tanzania." Science 357.6353 (2017): 802-806. [00:42:41] Ketones may support gut barrier function. Study: Peng, Luying, et al. "Butyrate enhances the intestinal barrier by facilitating tight junction assembly via activation of AMP-activated protein kinase in Caco-2 cell monolayers." The Journal of nutrition 139.9 (2009): 1619-1625. [00:44:45] Myth: More exercise is always better.  [00:46:05] Zinc carnosine may reduce exercise-induced gut permeability; Study: Davison, Glen, et al. "Zinc carnosine works with bovine colostrum in truncating heavy exercise–induced increase in gut permeability in healthy volunteers." The American journal of clinical nutrition 104.2 (2016): 526-536. [00:46:45] Myth: You should always take probiotics after antibiotics. [00:47:51] Probiotics can delay the restoration of the native microbiota after antibiotics; Study: Suez, Jotham, et al. "Post-antibiotic gut mucosal microbiome reconstitution is impaired by probiotics and improved by autologous FMT." Cell 174.6 (2018): 1406-1423. [00:49:20] A better strategy: supporting the gut epithelial cell with butyrate; Study: Rivera-Chávez, Fabian, et al. "Depletion of butyrate-producing Clostridia from the gut microbiota drives an aerobic luminal expansion of Salmonella." Cell host & microbe 19.4 (2016): 443-454. [00:51:37] Myth: Prebiotics work the same for everyone and always feed good bacteria. [00:52:45] Blog post: Resistant Starch: Is it Actually Good for Gut Health? [00:53:12] Cooking food affects microbiome; Study: Carmody, Rachel N., et al. "Cooking shapes the structure and function of the gut microbiome." Nature Microbiology 4.12 (2019): 2052-2063. [00:54:27] Variable glycemic responses to Fructooligosaccharide (FOS) and Galactooligosaccharide (GOS); Study: Liu, Feitong, et al. "Fructooligosaccharide (FOS) and galactooligosaccharide (GOS) increase Bifidobacterium but reduce butyrate producing bacteria with adverse glycemic metabolism in healthy young population." Scientific reports 7.1 (2017): 1-12. [00:55:32] Myth: All herbal antimicrobials are safe and effective. [00:56:13] Grapefruit seed extract inhibits a broad spectrum of bacteria and is toxic; Study: Heggers, John P., et al. "The effectiveness of processed grapefruit-seed extract as an antibacterial agent: II. Mechanism of action and in vitro toxicity." The Journal of Alternative & Complementary Medicine 8.3 (2002): 333-340. Presentation by Jason Hawrelak, PhD: Phytotherapy in the Treatment of Dysbiosis of the Small and Large Bowel. [00:57:03] Herbs that have been found to be useful: Atrantil, Iberogast, triphala. [01:00:44] Current projects: blogging, consultation, creating training courses. [01:03:02] Lucy’s website, support Lucy’s work on Patreon.

The Knights of the TWiP solve the case of the Man Who Lost Weight, and discuss a Plasmodium protein kinase that is a malarial drug target. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, and Daniel Griffin Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Links for this episode PWB social media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter Protein kinase as malaria drug target (Science) Hero: Myron Schultz Letters read on TWiP 178 Become a patron of TWiP. Case Study for TWiP 178 Eastern border of Uganda with Kenya, in mountains. Drinking water from nearby stream. Two young boys come to clinic, without parents. Sent in by grandmother because 1 yo brother has been passing worms. Long, white, flat. Shown photos in PD7, pinkish worm, 8 inches long, round. He points to those, what he has been seeing in brother’s stool. 1 year old seems small, protuberant abdomen; brother small for stated age, bit of protuberant belly. Diet: high carbohydrate, flour deep fried; yams; cabbage; some rice; soybeans; pumpkin; bananas. Send your case diagnosis, questions and comments to twip@microbe.tv Music by Ronald Jenkees

Thank you for joining us for our 2nd Cabral HouseCall of the weekend! I’m looking forward to sharing with you some of our community’s questions that have come in over the past few weeks… Let’s get started!    Rita: Hi! I have been listening to Cabral Concept podcast for 8 months and I’m interested in buying a test but I’m not sure which one will be better for me right now?! I’m 43 years old, with regular mestrual cycle, 5’7 205 pounds, have been out of birth control for 2 years and haven’t get pregnant yet! I have been trying to eat as clean as I can for a month but since December I noticed that My hair is falling more than the normal amount. I’m debating between hair tissue mineral analysis and the hormone and adrenal test ?! What do you suggest?! I had my blood work done in December and my doctor told me to relax that it’s all stress related. I also have low libido and trouble sleeping. I just started taking ashwagandha, maca in my morning green juice, adrenal support, chaste tree and magnesium which some drops of fast acting melatonin one hour before bed. I love sardines but some times I add some EPA/DHA. I have been taking vitamin C,D,B, Zinc, digestive enzymes (I had my gallbladder removed in 2005) ! Please let me know what you think? I will receive a 30 minutes call right? Could I pay extra for a longer call?! I clearly need help to achieve my goal to get healthier and have a baby! Thank you so much! Rita Tracy: Hi Dr Cabral. I asked a question in the FB support group about alternative sweeteners and was pointed towards episode 284, in which you speak about artificial sweeteners and the benefits of stevia. However I was wondering what your verdict was on alternative sweeteners such as coconut sugar, agave syrup, lucuma, rice syrup, date syrup etc.? Would they be OK to include in the daily diet (as long as not in excess) or are they more of a cheat-meal ingredient? I am relatively new to the healthy way of eating that you advocate and would love to be able to have some of the organic snack bars that are sold here in the UK, however most of them contain one of the above sweeteners. On a separate note, have you ever spoken about the Guayusa tea? I have heard amazing things and would love to try it out, however am a bit hesitant as I don‘t handle coffee very well (as well as sometimes black or green tea). Many thanks in advance Anonymous: Hi Dr Cabral. I am a 25 year old female who has struggled with binge eating disorder and orthorexic tendencies in my late teens and early twenties. I overcame the binge eating by surrendering control and allowing myself to eat whatever I wanted and as much as I wanted, which although it initially made me gain weight, allowed me to develop a loving and healthy body image without the need to binge and I was then able to gradually progress to a more healthy way of eating and exercise routine that I thoroughly enjoy. Being super interested in health and longevity however (in fact I am planning to train as a health coach in the near future - ideally the IHP) I have now been looking to adapt many of the habits that you talk about on your podcast. I recently completed the 7 day detox and have since carried on with a healthy diet (smoothie breakfast, vegan lunch, paleo dinner - all free of refined sugar, gluten, dairy, soy etc.) However I am starting to notice that I am slipping into old obsessive thinking patterns and my mind revolves around food all day. With avoiding processed foods, not snacking between meals, fasting for 12 hours from dinner to breakfast, not drinking liquids with meals, eating fruit away from meals, eating organic, only having 2 cheat meals a week, pre-planning all meals, reducing alcohol to a minimum etc etc. I am really struggling to have a "natural and intuitive relationship" with food and have even found myself slipping into slight binge-ing habits when tired or on a cheat day (which was not something I have had to deal with for a long time before this). I am in a dilemma as I am very motivated to carry on with my health journey and have already seen physical benefits to this way of eating, but at the same time don't want to jeopardize my mental wellbeing. I struggle in particular with limiting myself to certain times at which to eat rather than following my appetite and desire. I want to benefit from the autophagy and improved digestion, but am literally stressing out about when to eat all day. I appreciate that I am essentially going to have to find my own balance, but I was wondering whether you had maybe come across similar problems with some of your concierge clients and were able to pass on some advice for what has helped people with a history of obsessive behaviour around food and diet like myself. Many thanks in advance Jennett: Hi Dr Cabral I’m 42 and have been struggling to lose weight. I go to the gym four days a week doing spin class three days and weights 1 day, but I can’t seem to loose any weight. I’m a pitta Kapha body type. I also bloat when I eat gluten or any grains but lately it seems I get bloated after every meal. Do you have any advise as to how I stop the bloat and lose the weight? Thanks, Jenett Jen: Hi Dr Cabral I recently noticed a lump in my right breast and then a few days later, I started my mensis, which was strange because I just had it three weeks prior. I am going in for a sonogram to see if it’s a cyst or cancer. Around the same time, I noticed a little red mark on the side of my nose. When I went in for the breast exam, the doc looked at it and called it something I cannot remember but said it was precancerous. Could the two be related? Does precancerous mean it will turn into cancer? What do you know about photodynamic treatments? Are there any natural ways to heal both of these issues? Essential oils or other methodologies? Thanks so much Jen Monica: Hi Dr Cabral, Just a quick question regarding warts on children, my Sister's kids are covered in them especially the youngest who is only 2. Is there anything you recommend to stop the virus spreading or is it deeper than that? Thank you Candice: Hello, I’ve been diagnosed with a parasite Dientamoeba Fragilis, which is causing a host of gut symptoms and discomfort. I have already tried herbs and antibiotics. I’m wondering if there is great success with Stephen’s parasite cleanse for this particular parasite? I want to make sure whatever I do next is what’s going to work. Please any information would be very helpful before I make a decision on what to do. Thank you! Ashton: Hi Dr. Cabral, I found your podcast after listening to your interview with The Skinny Confidential. I am currently in the process of going off birth control, as I have been on it for 10 years due to irregular periods. I have always had a pretty healthy diet, but now I am eating mostly plant based, but will add fish once or twice a week. I eliminated gluten, dairy, alcohol and processed foods and am making sure I eat more crusiferous vegetables to support my liver. During this time however, I have also been dealing with chronic constipation. It’s seems like no matter many leafy greens I add to my diet, I am still having trouble. I’ve suffered from constipation pretty much all my life, but it seems to be getting worse now that my diet is better. 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The TWiP professors solve the case of the Baby With Pericardial Effusion, and discuss whether the flagellate without a flagella, Dientamoeba fragilis, causes human illness. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, and Daniel Griffin Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiP. Links for this episode: Patients with Dientamoeba fragilis infection (Am J Trop Med Hyg) Hero: Dr. Eloise B. Cram Image credit Letters read on TWiP 162 Case Study for TWiP 162 A fresh case. Woman in late 30s born in Palestine, moved to NY. Presented for care with sore throat, swollen lymph nodes. Married Lebanese man, he’s still there, travel back in forth. Had been in Lebanon for 3 weeks before illness. Ate special raw meat dish while in Lebanon. No other animal exposure. Small children at home, works in office. No medical/surgical history, no meds. On exam, has posterior cervical lymphadenopathy. Otherwise normal exam. HIV negative. Low grade fever. Send your case diagnosis, questions and comments to twip@microbe.tv Music by Ronald Jenkees

Welcome back to our weekend Cabral HouseCall shows! This is where we answer our community's wellness, weight loss, and anti-aging questions to help people get back on track! Check out today's questions: Hayley: Hi Dr Cabral, I would love an opinion about vasectomies. I have read many men suffer side effects following the procedure, which isn't really talked about. Are there longterm hormonal implications from interfering with the normal flow of things down there? Thanks so much!   Lizbeth: Hi Dr. Cabral, Thank you for all the knowledge that you keep sharing through your podcasts. I will forever be grateful to everything I am learning through your podcast! I finally decided to purchase the CBO protocol! What made me make the final decision was getting a skin reaction after a dinner at a work-related event that I had to attend. None of my co-workers had it, and so I figured my body is definitely asking me to take care of this situation once and for all. I have always had a weak digestive system, but never had I experience rashes because of food consumption. These rashes also made me feel hot in those specific areas where the rash was happening. It did itch but I was not able to see any type of bump caused by it, only red skin. And I still get the itchy sensation after eating most meals. I do follow a very healthy diet, organic produce and meats, and Mediterranean style as you have suggested in other podcasts. Also, after that meal I suddenly gained a couple of pounds, and I can tell I am inflated because of how my watch and rings feel. I do have to say your team was extremely helpful in helping me make a choice to start at least with the CBO, and they suggested I contacted you as well to have a better idea of whether there are more steps I need to take besides the CBO Protocol. I have had h pylori in the past, and I have been concerned whether I have it again or no. I have listened to your how to leak a leaky gut in the past, as well as the one on food poisoning and H pylori, but I still can really put down the proper timeline of the products that I need to heal my body because I think I may need the intestinal cleanse. I know your upcoming book will have this info, but I would much rather not wait. I would think (for what I have heard you say) that I need the Healthy Belly, digestive enzyme, the intestinal cleanse and the CBO protocol, but for instance the CBO protocol already has the healthy belly and I have no idea if that bottle is all I need. Could you help me and guide me on whether or not I need an intestinal cleanse to heal my gut and the timeline on how to heal my digestive system? Thanks for your advice!    Anonymous: Stephen, thanks for your uplifting and informative podcasts! I get a lot of value from them. First I need to add a testimonial to your “super-nutrient of the week,” zinc, that you discussed on the March 2, 2018 podcast: I had extensive plantar warts on my toes for decades. I tried virtually all OTC remedies and liquid nitrogen at the MD’s office and none of these worked. Finally a dermatology PA suggested I try oral zinc along with my OTC topical remedy. Having decided by experience the OTC topicals were useless, and the zinc dose she suggested was high (400 mg) the literature cites up to 600 mg/day, I took (only) like 200 mg zinc per day for several weeks. My decades-long infection with plantar warts went away. I went off the supplemental zinc and the infection did not recur. This personal nutritional medicine outcome is why I listen to your podcast. You can find scientific studies showing effectiveness of Zn on Pubmed for example, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11952542 “Oral zinc sulphate in the treatment of recalcitrant viral warts: randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial.” However you won’t find Zinc supplement in the plantar wart department at your drug store. Despite its effectiveness its use doesn’t seem to be widespread. Zinc may have some special properties for viral infections, for example production of antiviral interferon. See http://piel-l.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Zin-en-verrugas-virales.pdf (You might be interested in the authors’ acknowledgement of the limitations of blood trace element analysis in diagnosis) Now, on to my question. (I’m hoping a naturopathy based therapy might help for my other medical problems) I’m 64 and suffered a heart attack about 12 years ago and had a stent implanted in my right coronary artery, Then I immediately changed my diet to a healthy plant based one, and also do a moderate exercise program 5+ days a week and often do mindfulness meditation. For 95% of the 12 years since I have taken statins, blood pressure medicine and aspirin. My BMI is good, all blood based testing is good, except lipids if off the statin. I drink alcohol moderately. Since the heart attack I also have ED and pain/stiffness in calf muscles when walking. I also get some swelling in my ankle sometimes if walking or standing for a length of time. I also have some degree of plantar fasciitis Conventional medicine has me diagnosed with peripheral artery disease, based on ankle/wrist blood pressure ratio. I’m a little skeptical of this because many people show similar patterns in these pressures and are asymptomatic. My cardiologist doesn’t think I am at a high risk for another heart attack. Generally I feel great. I’ve recently gone off my statin to see if my calf stiffness problem will go away. So far no luck. While they were OK with an experiment, the MDs highly recommend staying on the statin. I think the literature overall indicates statins help reduce the likelihood of a second cardiovascular event, but it’s not like a silver bullet. My blood pressure is not terrible without the medication so I could go off it temporarily, or permanently if a natural method would give adequate reduction. Could you recommend a course of action that might help identify and treat the underlying cause(s) and symptoms? Are the symptoms all the result of a systemic vascular disease? What would you recommend? I did hear you mention cayenne, ginger and argenine that might help my condition but you didn’t mention how much. I am sure there are many people with a similar set of symptoms. What do you think of Nobel prize winner Dr. Ignaro’s recommendation of argenine, citrulline, Vitamin C, E, folate, and lipoic acid? (published in “NO more heart disease” 2005) Thanks so much for any comments and keep up the great work!!! Peta: Hello, My name is Peta, I'm 28 and live in Australia. I'm wondering if you would recommend I do a lab test first or go straight to one of your detoxes. My main concern was acne, and being tired a lot of the time. Acne is at it's worst before my menstrual cycle (so maybe hormonal?) It is a lot better when I eat good fats and reduce sugar intake. However the past few months my bowel movements have changed - constipation and then diarrhoea and acne has worsened. My DR ran a blood test. Results say A mild thrombocytopenia (not sure what that is). Stool test detected Dientamoeba - the doctor said they are not sure if this is causing my symptoms and has prescribed antibiotics. Is this the best option? I am yet to take them. Thank you, Peta  Kathryn: Hi Dr. Cabral, I listen to your podcast every week after someone from my yoga teacher training told me about it. I find myself relating strongly to the questions from your house calls that deal with digestive issues. You always have the same advice, do the Candida & Bacterial Complete Protocol. My question is when is the best time to start this? for some back ground information about me (I'll try to keep it short) I'm 33 years old and have had digestive issues for the better part of 5 years. For the first two years of this I would get sick almost every time I ate, I was advised by doctors and dietitians to only eat what I didn't have a reaction to which was almost everything. I was also told to eat chicken and eggs to get nutrients I might have been missing. for most of 2 years I had every medical test done to check my gallbladder, my stomach, and intestines but the only thing found was legions on my stomach and an increased number of mast Cells in my stomach. my Doctor theorized I had an over active immune system called Mast Cell Activation Syndrome. I was put on medication and told again not to eat anything that I had a reaction to. I mostly ate potatoes and eggs for a year but saw no improvement. I eventually took my health in my own hands and became a plant based vegan eating mostly fruit. This helped a lot and the occurrence of my digestive problems reduced dramatically. I did this for about 6 months and started training for ironman triathlons which had been a dream of mine. My coach said I needed to eat a mostly high fat diet, I tried this for a a few weeks but my symptoms returned. in the last 2 years I've stayed plant based vegan, but now I eat a more balanced diet consisting of fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, and starchy vegetables. it comes out to about 10-15% protein, 25-30% fat, and the remaining carbohydrates in the form of fruit or starchy vegetables. I've been seeing a naturopath for the past year and have done an organic acids test and food sensitivity test. As well as numerous blood tests to check nutrient levels and hormone levels. I never eat foods that I have a severe or moderate reaction to according to the food sensitivity test and very rarely eat foods that I have a mild reaction to and when I do it's in very small amounts. The organic acids test showed that under yeast and fungal markers Arabinose, Carboxycitric, and Tricarballyllic are high being 50, 35, and .76 respectively. Under Bacterial markers Hippuric and 2-Hydroxyphenylacetic were high at 575 and .76. My naturopath suggested Candida and SIBO but instead of advising on how to treat it because I was in the midst of Ironman Training has instead been trying to correct my low nutrient levels with supplements even though I'm not absorbing them well despite sticking to my whole food lifestyle. I literally never have a cheat meal or day. I experience diarrhea and nausea about once or twice a week still and would really like to put my digestive problems behind me for good. Right now I'm taking a Heart Burn medicine for inflammation in my stomach, St. John's Wort, HPA Stress Adapt, 10,000 IU Vitamin D3, Iron, and Liquid Vitamin B Complex, and probiotic. I'm again heavy in ironman training so I'm reluctant to start the protocol while training 12-15 hours a week. what amount of exercise do you recommend while doing the protocol? Is it an violable option for me during training? or would I need to reduce my exercising until I finish the protocol? I really appreciate your podcast and will be bringing this up to my naturopath the next time I see her. Thank You, Kathryn Thank you for tuning into today's Cabral HouseCall and be sure to check back tomorrow where we answer more of our community’s questions! - - - Show Notes & Resources: http://StephenCabral.com/848 - - - Read Dr. Cabral's New Book: https://amzn.to/2H0W7Ge - - - Get Your Question Answered: http://StephenCabral.com/askcabral  

In the latest installment of the Parasites 101 series on the podcast, Parasitology teacher and author of Parasites: Tales of Humanity's Most Unwelcome Guests, Rosemary Drisdelle joined me to discuss the protozoan parasite, Dientamoeba fragilis. "The unflagellated human flagellate", D. fragilis is a pathogenic protozoan parasite with a world-wide distribution. Interestingly, a resistant cyst stage has not been demonstrated and it is unlikely that its trophozoites can survive successfully outside the human host. D. fragilis infection may be acute or chronic, and has been reported in both children and adults.

In the latest installment of the Parasites 101 series on the podcast, Parasitology teacher and author of Parasites: Tales of Humanity’s Most Unwelcome Guests, Rosemary Drisdelle joined me to discuss the protozoan parasite, Dientamoeba fragilis. “The unflagellated human flagellate”, D. fragilis is a pathogenic protozoan parasite with a world-wide distribution. Interestingly, a resistant cyst stage has not been demonstrated […] The post Dientamoeba fragilis: ‘The unflagellated human flagellate’ appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

In recent times the pathogenicity of parasites has been called into question. Though Blastocystis hominis and Dientamoeba fragilis are being increasingly detected in patients with unresolved gut disorders, the jury is still out on whether intervention is medically necessary. Due to her speciality in digestive disorders many of these patients find their way into Alessandra Edward's naturopathic practice. What might surprise you is that she is not heavy-handed with antimicrobial therapy. Listen as Alessandra takes you through her patient-centred approach and shares her clinical expertise in identifying and treating parasite-derived gut disorders. *****DISCLAIMER: The information provided on FX Medicine is for educational and informational purposes only. The information provided is not, nor is it intended to be, a substitute for professional advice or care. Please seek the advice of a qualified health care professional in the event something you learn here raises questions or concerns regarding your health.*****

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Daniel Griffin Vincent and Daniel solve the case of the Family with Eosinophilia, and discuss HIV-1 infection and genome integration in the blood fluke Schistosoma mansoni. Become a patron of TWiP. Links for this episode: Family cluster of eosinophilia (Clin Inf Dis) Dientamoeba fragilis (Wikipedia) Parasites without borders HIV integrates into Schistosoma genome (PLoS Path) Image credit Letters read on TWiP 119 This episode is sponsored by CuriosityStream, a subscription streaming service that offers over 1,400 documentaries and non­fiction series from the world's best filmmakers. Get unlimited access starting at just $2.99 a month, and for our audience, the first two months are completely free if you sign up at curiositystream.com/microbe and use the promo code MICROBE. This episode is also sponsored by Drobo, a family of safe, expandable, yet simple to use storage arrays. Drobos are designed to protect your important data forever. Visit www.drobo.com to learn more. Case Study for TWiP 119 This one will be kinder and gentler case. Back in Thailand but could be in several places. 25 yo Thai woman from Bangkok, to hospital, chief complaint facial swelling. Eats typical Thai diet (see previous episodes!) Som tum, etc fish that is not cooked. Migratory - moves around face. Not tender, but mild itchiness. For about a week, no pain. Healthy, no past med/surg history, family all fine. HIV negative, no drugs, no travel. On examination, has swelling on right side, 3-4 cm raised, little redness, firm, does not feel like fluid filled. No fever, no GI problems, no bloods. WBC up, eosinophils up.  Send your case diagnosis, questions and comments to twip@microbe.tv