Fecal Microbial Load

    Researchedby:
    Morgan Pfiffner
    Last Updated: September 25, 2022

    The fecal microbial load refers to the concentration of microbes in feces. Sometimes called fecal microbial content.

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    Examine Database: Fecal Microbial Load

    Low-FODMAP Diet
    B
    Small Decrease
    Kefir
    A
    Moderate Increase
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    Examine Database References

    1. Low-FODMAP Diet - Tim J Sloan, Jonna Jalanka, Giles A D Major, Shanthi Krishnasamy, Sue Pritchard, Salah Abdelrazig, Katri Korpela, Gulzar Singh, Claire Mulvenna, Caroline L Hoad, Luca Marciani, David A Barrett, Miranda C E Lomer, Willem M de Vos, Penny A Gowland, Robin C SpillerA low FODMAP diet is associated with changes in the microbiota and reduction in breath hydrogen but not colonic volume in healthy subjectsPLoS One.(2018 Jul 26)
    2. Kefir - İlkay Yılmaz, M Enver Dolar, Haydar ÖzpınarEffect of administering kefir on the changes in fecal microbiota and symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease: A randomized controlled trialTurk J Gastroenterol.(2019 Mar)
    3. Low-FODMAP Diet - Selina R Cox, James O Lindsay, Sébastien Fromentin, Andrew J Stagg, Neil E McCarthy, Nathalie Galleron, Samar B Ibraim, Hugo Roume, Florence Levenez, Nicolas Pons, Nicolas Maziers, Miranda C Lomer, S Dusko Ehrlich, Peter M Irving, Kevin WhelanEffects of Low FODMAP Diet on Symptoms, Fecal Microbiome, and Markers of Inflammation in Patients With Quiescent Inflammatory Bowel Disease in a Randomized TrialGastroenterology.(2020 Jan)
    4. Kefir - Mária Figler, Gyula Mózsik, Béla Schaffer, Beáta Gasztonyi, Pongrác Acs, Béla Szili, Regina Rab, Sándor SzakályEffect of special Hungarian probiotic kefir on faecal microfloraWorld J Gastroenterol.(2006 Feb 21)
    5. Low-FODMAP Diet - Emma P Halmos, Claus T Christophersen, Anthony R Bird, Susan J Shepherd, Peter R Gibson, Jane G MuirDiets that differ in their FODMAP content alter the colonic luminal microenvironmentGut.(2015 Jan)
    6. Kefir - Marie-Pierre St-Onge, Edward R Farnworth, Tony Savard, Denise Chabot, Akier Mafu, Peter J H JonesKefir consumption does not alter plasma lipid levels or cholesterol fractional synthesis rates relative to milk in hyperlipidemic men: a randomized controlled trial [ISRCTN10820810]BMC Complement Altern Med.(2002)