A prebiotic is not a probiotic. Most people now know that a probiotic is a bacteria which is put in yogurt or other dairy products. Probiotics are also available in pill or powder forms in a wide array of different bacteria formulas. A prebiotic, however, is different. It is, in fact, a food fiber that grows in plants... More >>
Probiotics are a relatively new field in nutrition and in our specialty of gastroenterology. A probiotic is one or more bacteria that most often you take in a pill or dairy product form. It is hoped that they take up residence in the human colon, compete favorably with the huge numbers of bacteria already there, and then provide health benefits... More >>
Most people now know about the human colon, either by someone’s account of a colonoscopy, by colon polyps or cancer or, perhaps, by the vogue of a high colonic enema. In the end (and isn’t this a bad pun?) the colon has always been a storage site for the waste materials our body does not use. In the past, this is what was taught in medical school, along with the diseases of the colon – cancer, polyps, diverticulosis, irritable bowel syndrome and colitis. It was all pretty simple back then... More >>