After getting the results aggregated I reviewed the probiotics that I have suggested being beneficial, especially Prescript Assist (which I had recommended solely on the basis that it was effective for IBS).
- I revised my Prescript Assist page so the species and strains and the gut bacteria testing would be better aligned.
- I also added a column to my testing summary.
I will call out the real interesting matches:
Bacteria Grouping Name | Prescript Assist | uBioma Ref | Ubiome1 | UBiome2 | RedLab Ref | RedLab1 | |
Streptococcus | Streptococcaceae | Yes | 0.75 | -8.22 | <1 | Low | |
Corynebacteriaceae | Yes (Kurha) | 0.14 | -24.00 | -28.77 | |||
Streptococcaceae | Yes (Streptomyces) | 0.76 | -8.23 | 3.51 | |||
Clostridiales Family XI Incertae Sedis | Yes (Myrothecium) | 2.19 | -45.24 | -26.99 | |||
Pseudomonadales | Yes (Acinetobacter, Arthrobacter) | 0.01 | -7.00 | ||||
Rhodospirillales | Yes(Azospirillum) | 0.79 | -311.00 | -320.00 |
Propionibacterium | In Securil Probiotics | 0.02 | -16.00 |
This is awesome (and may explain why it works for IBS also).
Other Probiotics for low levels are:
- Mutaflor (E.Coli Nissle 1917) – only source available
- Securil Propio-Fidus Probiotics (for Propionibacterium, only source available
- Align or any other ONLY bifidobacterium probiotics, for example
- 4XProBiotic Caplets on Amazon (84 capsule for $35) – Bifidobacterium infantis, Bifidobacterium lactis, Bifidobacterium longum, Bifidobacterium bifidum. Note: Bifidobacterium infantis is the same species as Align, but not the same strain — it may be effective for IBS (no studies on pubmed)
- Some Oral Probiotics, for example
You may also wish to review my earlier list of non-lactobacillus probiotics.
Time to flip the question?
Traditionally we view illness from bacteria as being caused by too much of some bacteria. After looking at these results, I am tempted to flip the question and ask “Is the illness due to too little of certain essential bacteria?” Think of a city – garbage collectors and cops are essential but only a small percentage of the population. If they are eliminated or no one willing to do that job, the city becomes a very unhealthy place. The same analogy may apply to these bacteria that have had a major reduction in population.