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If someone has parasites and yeast on a Doctor’s Data stool test, but not much pathogenic bacteria at all, only insufficiency dysbiosis, could they just take the Yeastonil and Parastonil from the GI-Synergy, so as not to damage the microbiome any further?

Chris Kresser: With the botanicals, even though Apex has broken them down into antifungal and antiparasitic and antibacterial, most botanicals...

If a patient shows 3+ Saccharomyces on a Doctor’s Data stool test while taking two capsules of S. boulardii per day, should the patient drop to one capsule per day for maintenance?

Dr. Amy Nett: Good question because normally I would suggest people stop taking probiotics before the stool test. I don’t...

Secretory IgA normalized after two years. Low growth of beneficial bacteria including no growth of bifido and Enterococcus and 1+ of Lactobacillus. So I want to continue prebiotics and rebuilding gut after they finish 60 days of GI-Synergy, antimicrobials.

Dr. Amy Nett: Yes, definitely continue prebiotics, absolutely. There, like I just mentioned, think of treatment as two phases. Step...

Patient started feeling better on antimicrobials within days of starting. Otherwise normal test other than a few red blood cells. Two years ago it showed many. Patient not interested in colonoscopy, though has diverticulosis by imaging five years ago.

Dr. Amy Nett: Just of note, depending on the age of the patient, I think you see diverticulosis in probably...

Patient was taking two MegaSpore, two Prescript-Assist daily during antimicrobials. Any other recommendations? Could diverticulosis and/or diverticulitis cause RBCs in the stool test?

Dr. Amy Nett: Diverticulosis should not cause RBCs in the stool test. Diverticulitis possibly could. It depends on the degree...

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