Could probiotics cause ‘brain fog’ and bloating?
A small study links probiotic use to brain fog, abdominal distension, bloating, and gas, likely due to too much D-lactic acid and small intestine bacteria.
August 8, 2018 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: abdominal-distension, brain-fog, diet, likely-due, links-probiotic, nutrition, on call diets, oncalldiets, small-intestine, small-study, too-much
Food additive found in candy, gum could alter digestive cell structure and function
The ability of small intestine cells to absorb nutrients and act as a barrier to pathogens is “significantly decreased” after chronic exposure to nanoparticles of titanium dioxide, a common food…
February 20, 2017 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: absorb-nutrients, after-chronic, nutrition, nutrition / diet, on call diets, small-intestine, titanium-dioxide
Simplified diagnosis of coeliac disease
Diagnosis of coeliac disease requires a tissue sample from the small intestine, which can be extremely unpleasant.
September 24, 2015 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: coeliac-disease, diet, extremely-unpleasant, food intolerance, oncalldietitian.com, small-intestine, tissue-sample
