subject: Stress And Hospitals [print this page] 2012 Victoria Bowmann, PhD 2012 Victoria Bowmann, PhD
In a recent study from Ohio State University, School of Dentistry, a very interesting abstract was published in Brain Behavior Immunology. The study postulates that stress affects the inflammatory cytokines of intestines (100 fold), increases the bad bacteria (by 28%) and decreases the good bacteria (by 50%)! This condition gives the bad bacteria an increased opportunity to over populate the intestines and create a toxic environment that will produce a multitude of health problems (beyond the initial health issue). Therefore, no matter what disease or condition one may be dealing with, the stress it produces affects the health of your gut and in-turn your overall health. So, always be proactive and treat the intestines! Check-out our At Home Colon Kit for a convenient do-it-yourself method of keeping the good bacteria at a healthy and helpful level.
Hospitals are Germ Givers
While hospitals are life savers, they are also germ givers. So be careful. One of the serious ones is "Clostridium Difficile" which is called C. Diff.
From the Mayo website it states, "C. Diff is a bacterium that can cause symptoms ranging from diarrhea to life-threatening inflammation of the colon. Illness from C. difficile most commonly affects older adults in hospitals or in long term care facilities and typically occurs after use of antibiotic medications.
"In recent years, C. difficile infections have become more frequent, more severe and more difficult to treat. Each year, tens of thousands of people in the United States get sick from C. difficile, including some otherwise healthy people who aren't hospitalized or taking antibiotics.
"Mild illness caused by C. difficile may get better if you stop taking antibiotics. Severe symptoms require treatment with a different antibiotic."
So what are my thoughts: The downside of antibiotics is the destruction of the healthy bacteria which keeps us well by being a part of the immune system and participating in some very important functions?
As a holistic practitioner I have an important thing to suggest: Reflorastation. The treatment can make a big difference. With C Diff, there are several things to do. One of my colleagues, who suffered with "recurrent C. Diff" and was finally treated in my office, wrote an informative booklet on C Diff. His name is Robert Kaplan, MD and his booklet is on Lulu.com. The products for treatment are available thru www.myrealhealth.com
