So what happens when the good bacteria is outnumbered by the bad bacteria? Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, or SIBO, is caused when the "wrong" bacteria is found in the small intestine. Many people think of the word bacteria and associate it with something negative; however, the "good" bacteria found throughout the stomach, intestines, colon, and bowel are crucial to keeping your system in check. This overgrowth of bacteria can cause excessive gas, abdominal bloating, diarrhea, constipation, and abdominal pain. Part of what keeps your body and digestive system running the way that it is intended is the presence of bacteria along the entire digestive tract.
Scientists mix friendly bacteria into lotions to ward off bad germs
Now scientists are mixing the good bugs into lotions in hopes of spreading protection. WASHINGTON -- Bacteria live on everyone's skin, and new research shows some friendly germs produce natural antibiotics that ward off their disease-causing cousins. The study couldn't address the bigger question of whether exposure to the right mix of protective bacteria might improve atopic dermatitis itself, cautioned Mount Sinai's Guttman-Yassky. But those good bugs are rare in the skin of people with atopic dermatitis, Gallo said. Researchers culled some of the rare protective bacteria from the volunteers' skin, grew a larger supply and mixed a dose into an over-the-counter moisturizer.collected by :Lucy William
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