A failing microbiota in overweight people
This is not the first time that the microbiota has been mentioned on the CalculateYoursBMI website (see one of our latest articles on this subject). We already know that it is the seat of our emotions, that it is our second brain, more sensitive while remainingthe strategic center of our digestion.
You should know that the microbiota is directly influenced by our lifestyle, and not only from a dietary point of view. Indeed, our intestinal flora is directly related to external conditions. For example, antibiotics caninfluence overweight. Besides, why are they used during intensive animal farming? Because they make poultry, fish and all kinds of cattle fat… And the same is true for human beings.
Healthy stool transplantation
Whether it concerns antibiotics or any other biological compound, from the moment these molecules are ingested, they interact with our overall health. Stress, bloating, poor digestion, regulation of our weight … All this is directly under the control of our belly.
A scientific fact has been noted by researchers: thin and healthy people havea specific microbiotathat consists of bacteria favorable to the proper functioning of the intestinal flora but also bacteria harmful, in high doses, to the proper functioning of the digestive system. Conversely, and this directly concerns overweight subjects, a disordered intestinal flora disruptsmultiple systemic functions.
Thus, if the microbiota has been a recurring topic in recent months, it is because the studies that deal with its functioning validate the data of scientists: feces are quite useful to remedy the problem of overweight.
Researchers have been on the trail of the microbiota for several years. Currently it is the transplantation technique that is used but the goal of the researchers is to develop drug tablets that are effective and easy to absorb by users. It is not a question of swallowing feces directly from the colon of “ordinary donors”, but much more of maintaining the guarantee of irreproachable hygiene.
Further study by March 2016
The criteria for use for fecal transplantation are rigorous: donors must meet strict rules such as the total absence of pathology, intestinal or digestive disorders. The ANSM (National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products) considers that these forms of treatment concern not only obese but also inflammatory digestive diseases, functional disorders of the intestines and neuropsychiatric disturbances.
Forfecal tablets, the controls will be just as thorough but the constraints will be less for the recipients, even if this is not won. The research is promising and scientific studies will continue in the coming weeks. Twenty patients will be divided into two distinct groups: group 1 will be treated with capsules containing the stool of a healthy person, group 2 will be placed on placebos.
For both groups, the duration of medication will continue for two weeks. A medical follow-up will then be established over a period of one year with regular weighings, blood pressure control and various check-ups to determine the effects of the “treatment” on both groups.
The follow-up of this study will not fail to be relayed on our site. The fact remains that this experiment has, under the same conditions, already been carried out on laboratory mice and that it has been crowned with success.
Stephen Paul is the lead author and founder of My Health Sponsor. Holder of a diploma in health and well-being coaching with more than 200 articles in the field of health, he makes it a point of honor to offer advice based on reliable information, based on scientific research, and verified by health professionals.