Abstract:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25476529

So it seems pd changes the intestinal flora, i.e. increased constipation makes the environment more favorable for some bacterial and less favorable for others?

i don't think they are saying bacteria influences pd symptoms or causes it??
they'd have to check bacteria in people not yet manifesting pd symptoms.
but if bacteria was somehow causing pd you'd think there were be clusters of pd in different countries or communities based on diet.

but interesting to say the least?

I can't say I even understand this, but I can add that on the advice of my doctor, I started taking probiotic pills about a month ago and Yippee!, no more constipation!

It's 4 years now since this thread was started following an article in New Scientist. The magazine is still reporting on faecal transplantation [1].

In a recent edition Parkinson's is mentioned in passing, but no examples of FT's use in this area are given.

Talking generally, the good news is that "[faecal transplants] are a lifeline for people with recurrent Clostridium difficile infections of the gut, which cause diarrhoea and fever, and can be fatal. These infections can recur after antibiotic treatment, but are cured 90 per cent of the time after a faecal transplant."

The bad news is that the transplant may pass disease to the recipient.

Given this more effort is being made to screen donors, with ironically Parkinson's being a reason for exclusion.

Reference

[1] "Not just obesity – faecal transplants' weird effects"
11 February 2015 by Jessica Hamzelou
http://www.newscientist.com/article/...l#.VPqfpY1yZYd

John

Here's some pretty recent study results, specific to gut link to PD.

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I myself am taking caprylic acid supplements (found in coconut oil BTW) to reduce some of the candida bacteria I have. Apparently one sign that bacteria overgrowth has expanded into the small intestine is excessive gas and a pungent smell when defecating. I'm guilty on both counts.

Next month I have a colonoscopy, which wipes out most of the flora, and then I'll be taking a few different probiotics. I am gonna see if it changes things for me.

Sorry, that last post became a waste. Just go to science daily and search for 141211081120
or by the title ..
Gut microbiota and Parkinson’s disease: Connection made

BreezyRacer,

Does wxxu's thread on prevotellaceae, etc., refer to the work that you mention?

http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/sh...prevotellaceae

Perhaps I need to restart my yoghurt white-ratting.

John

Yes that is it.

Question. If PWP have a drastically reduced quantity of Prevotellaceae bacteria (which produces higher amounts of H2) and obese people have an over abundance of this bacteria as indicated in the papers below, are there any obese people with Parkinson's? It appears that obese people have a very efficient gut so it doesn't take much energy to digest food so they probably absorb nutrients/vitamins better. Interesting stuff!


http://insidetrail.com/2013/12/digestion-dilemma/

https://researchmatters.asu.edu/stor...ey-obesity-746

[QUOTE=zanpar321;1128219]Question. If PWP have a drastically reduced quantity of Prevotellaceae bacteria (which produces higher amounts of H2) and obese people have an over abundance of this bacteria as indicated in the papers below, are there any obese people with Parkinson's? QUOTE]

Good question, and I don't know a single heavy person with PD. We have often wondered about this, as everyone we know with PD, even when originally diagnosed, was thin. I think there is a lot going on here.