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Prebiotics, Probiotics, FMT / Manipulators of the Intestinal Microbiota

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Several emulsifiers are likely to induce gut microbiota-mediated intestinal inflammation
Katsoudas et al. 2024 Inflammatory Bowel Diseases 30(8): 1241-1250

Studies on people have shown that eating emulsifiers can harm the good bacteria in the gut. This can lead to earlier flare-ups in people with ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (CD).
Bhattacharyya et al. 2017 Nutr Healthy Aging 4(2): 181-192
Sandall et al. 2020 Nutrients 12(9): 2827
Chassaing et al. 2022 Gastroenterology 162(3): 743-756

These studies are small and need more testing to confirm the results. Other human trials have tested different versions of a [Crohn’s disease excl…

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Carrageenan gum and adherent invasive Escherichia coli in a piglet model of inflammatory bowel disease: impact on intestinal mucosa-associated microbiota.
Munyaka et al. 2016 Front Microbiol. 7: 462
Crohn’s disease exclusion diet plus partial enteral nutrition induces sustained remission in a randomized controlled trial
Levine et al. 2019 Gastroenterology 157(2): 440-450
Dietary Emulsifier Exposure in People With Inflammatory Bowel Disease Compared With Healthy Controls: Is There a Cause for Concern?
Katsoudas et al. 2024 Inflammatory Bowel Diseases 30(8): 1241-1250
Dietary emulsifiers directly alter human microbiota composition and gene expression ex vivo potentiating intestinal inflammation
Chassaing et al. 2017 Gut 66(8): 1414-1427
Dietary emulsifiers impact the mouse gut microbiota promoting colitis and metabolic syndrome.
Chassaing et al. 2015
Emulsifiers impact colonic length in mice and emulsifier restriction is feasible in people with Crohn’s disease
Sandall et al. 2020 Nutrients 12(9): 2827
Randomized controlled-feeding study of dietary emulsifier carboxymethylcellulose reveals detrimental impacts on the gut microbiota and metabolome
Chassaing et al. 2022 Gastroenterology 162(3): 743-756

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