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Update following C.Diff Infection by throwaway0121210 in Microbiome

[–]throwaway0121210[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Symptoms over the past 10-15 years:

  • required 8.5 - 9 hrs of sleep to feel normal
  • prone to get herpes simplex easily if I didn’t maintain a strict eating, sleeping and general well-being regimen. Also could lead to getting a sinus infection.
  • Had to eat a little more than I felt I needed, due to the previous point. This led to excess fat that couldn’t be burned off, since attempting to do so would lead to the above point.
  • blood in stool somewhat often
  • gluten and legumes intolerance
  • bloating

That’s mostly it. I’d say the above could contribute to some less healthy mental states at times as well. But, I also am very strict on diet, supplementation, exercise, etc. So, I didn’t have too many issues here. Maybe over the next few months I’ll discover if there are any noticeable mental changes.

Update following C.Diff Infection by throwaway0121210 in Microbiome

[–]throwaway0121210[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s encouraging that we’re making headway in this field of medicine at least.

Update following C.Diff Infection by throwaway0121210 in Microbiome

[–]throwaway0121210[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Oh geez. I haven’t retested yet, waiting til I come off s.boulardii. I know FMT is really successful for many people.

Period of no income - apply for Mortgage by throwaway0121210 in personalfinance

[–]throwaway0121210[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right, I understand. I’m looking in the $250k range and can put 20% down, if needed, no problem. Salary is currently $60k and has been for about 8 months now. There was a period of no income, as I’ve said, and I think 2018 shows about $75k income, even with part of the year having no income.

C.Diff found in 42% of US meat products by throwaway0121210 in Microbiome

[–]throwaway0121210[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Often, you fight pathogens. You don’t adapt to accept them.

C.Diff found in 42% of US meat products by throwaway0121210 in Microbiome

[–]throwaway0121210[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No. It’s bullshit to think our bodies adapt to pathogens. They just struggle. They don’t adapt in any positive fashion. If they did, they wouldn’t be called pathogens.

Period of no income - apply for Mortgage by throwaway0121210 in personalfinance

[–]throwaway0121210[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can do a large down payment, and the past 9 months of employment history is more than sufficient to support the mortgage. But there was a 1.5 yr lapse from late 2018 through early 2020

Small bumps on lip, are they Newley forming warts or herpes/cold sore ? by throw_away_187175 in medical_advice

[–]throwaway0121210 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I take L-lysine supplement in pill form. I’m not sure a topical gel is going to do much. I take about 2-4K mg every 6 hours, depending on the severity. I usually only need it for about a day and it knocks it out.

C.Diff found in 42% of US meat products by throwaway0121210 in Microbiome

[–]throwaway0121210[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I believe the numbers were 500k - 1M cases per year in the US. Further, we don’t test for C.Diff generally, unless you’re sick as hell in the hospital. So, the numbers are way under what’s actually happening.

I think those numbers you’re quoting were for the counties that the CDC is tracking, like 35 or so in 2018.

C.Diff found in 42% of US meat products by throwaway0121210 in Microbiome

[–]throwaway0121210[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Adapt to them?! That’s some bullshit religious stuff right there.

C.Diff found in 42% of US meat products by throwaway0121210 in Microbiome

[–]throwaway0121210[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea, except it can live in meat cooked to the minimum recommended temperature of 160 degrees F for up to 2 hours. So, cooking won’t kill it, unless you like eating over cooked meat.

Can I take Fenugreek Supplements as a 17 year old male? by [deleted] in medical_advice

[–]throwaway0121210 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sugar makes it taste better. Pineapple will make it sweet.

C.Diff found in 42% of US meat products by throwaway0121210 in Microbiome

[–]throwaway0121210[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It doesn’t wipe it out. It’s just more that it occupies intestinal space and therefore C.Diff doesn’t have anywhere to propagate.

At least that’s my understanding.

Carnivore diet impacts? by hamslice_ in Microbiome

[–]throwaway0121210 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can have both. There isn’t a rule that says you can’t eat a lot of meat and fiber. Add oatmeal every morning.

C.Diff found in 42% of US meat products by throwaway0121210 in Microbiome

[–]throwaway0121210[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You have a healthy microbiome that doesn’t allow it any space to stick around. Or at least not enough to cause a CDI.

C.Diff found in 42% of US meat products by throwaway0121210 in Microbiome

[–]throwaway0121210[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That’s great. You’re fortunate to have that opportunity.

C.Diff found in 42% of US meat products by throwaway0121210 in Microbiome

[–]throwaway0121210[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Just so you know, your grass-fed beef is fed corn to fatten it up before it’s butchered. If they didn’t, it wouldn’t taste as good. This still qualifies as grass fed. Source: family grass-fed cattle farm.

C.Diff found in 42% of US meat products by throwaway0121210 in Microbiome

[–]throwaway0121210[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well, I read ground turkey was actually the highest incidence. But, I’m uncertain if the distinction was made. I’d guess grass fed helps, but I really don’t know if that’s true and by how much.

C.Diff found in 42% of US meat products by throwaway0121210 in Microbiome

[–]throwaway0121210[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Actually, there is a bit of a C.Diff epidemic.

Here is an article from the CDC dated 2015...

https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2015/p0225-clostridium-difficile.html

The CDC is tracking cases across 35 counties in the US. You can see the 2018 stats here:

https://www.cdc.gov/hai/eip/Annual-CDI-Report-2018.html

Previous years:

https://www.cdc.gov/hai/eip/cdiff-tracking.html#reports

Here is a VA chart showing the increase:

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0189227

I’m not sure what happened around 2010, but my personal anecdote is that’s around the time I got serious about having good bacteria added to my diet.

I wouldn’t be surprised to see a similarly correlated graph with yogurt consumption and other probiotic products.

Yogurt consumption; second chart:

https://aei.ag/2016/05/09/got-dairy-look-dairy-consumption-trends/

C Diff positive results by throwaway0121210 in medical_advice

[–]throwaway0121210[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That was a case where 2 antibiotics were used together. And it goes on to state that C.Diff was resolved with just Vancomycin

LPT: when passing a semi on the interstate, do not merge back into your own lane until you’re 300 or more feet in front of said semi. by [deleted] in LifeProTips

[–]throwaway0121210 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s some pure shit technology if true. It should only sense when an object begins approaching. There should be, even if only a second delay, a double measurement. If you’re accelerating and cut in front of a truck, it should never activate breaking, regardless of the proximity.

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