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[Gastrointestinal microecology in internal medicine]
1Klinik und Poliklinik für Innere Medizin des Bereichs Medizin, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität Greifswald, DDR.
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|January 1, 1987
Summary
Gastrointestinal microecology impacts numerous diseases, especially microbial overgrowth syndrome. Intestinal microbes are increasingly recognized for their role in utilizing complex carbohydrates and potentially contributing to inflammatory bowel diseases and colon cancer.
Area of Science:
- Gastrointestinal microecology and its clinical relevance.
Context:
- Colonization anomalies are significant in microbial overgrowth syndrome.
- Intestinal microbes play a role in the utilization of hard-to-digest carbohydrates.
Purpose:
- To highlight the growing importance of gastrointestinal microecology.
- To address the consideration of microbial alterations from drugs and contaminants.
- To discuss the potential microbial involvement in chronic inflammatory intestinal diseases and colon cancer.
Summary:
- Gastrointestinal microecology is a highly integrative field with significant clinical implications.
- Anomalies in gut microbial colonization are particularly relevant in microbial overgrowth syndrome.
- Recent research emphasizes the role of intestinal microbes in carbohydrate metabolism and potential links to gastrointestinal diseases.
Impact:
- The study challenges current concepts in selective decontamination of the gastrointestinal tract.
- It underscores the need to consider microbial alterations induced by drugs and contaminants.
- It highlights the increasing discussion around microbial participation in the development of chronic inflammatory intestinal diseases and colon cancer.