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Blastocystis hominis has a multistage life cycle and is highly adaptable to a variety of host environments. [15] The illness develops when the cyst form is consumed by contaminated food or water. [16] When the cyst enters the colon, it grows into a vacuolar form, which is the key diagnostic stage usually seen in stool samples. [17]
Blastocystis is a genus of single-celled parasites belonging to the Stramenopiles that includes algae, diatoms, and water molds.There are several species, living in the gastrointestinal tracts of species as diverse as humans, farm animals, birds, rodents, reptiles, amphibians, fish, and cockroaches. [2]
Humans contract Blastocystis infection by drinking water or eating food contaminated with feces from an infected human or animal. [29] Blastocystis infection can be spread from animals to humans, from humans to other humans, from humans to animals, and from animals to animals. [30] [31] Risk factors for infection have been reported as following:
Protozoal infections can cause symptoms that mirror specific IBS subtypes, [51] e.g., infection by certain substypes of Blastocystis hominis (blastocystosis). [52] [53] Many people regard these organisms as incidental findings, and unrelated to symptoms of IBS.
High-fiber foods: "Things like kale, beans, lentils, whole grains, and even popcorn are bulky, fibrous foods that take up a lot of space, and in general these are the most likely to provoke the G ...
Both books promote a high-fiber plant-based diet that challenges the keto diet and the paleo diet. [14] The books argue that gut health is the key to boosting metabolism, balancing hormones and reducing inflammation and the best way to do this is by consuming dietary fiber from a diverse variety of colourful plants. [ 14 ]
An elimination diet, also known as exclusion diet, is a diagnostic procedure used to identify foods that an individual cannot consume without adverse effects. [1] Adverse effects may be due to food allergy , food intolerance , other physiological mechanisms (such as metabolic or toxins), [ 2 ] or a combination of these.
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is associated with the bacteria enteroaggregative Escherichia coli [68] and Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis, [69] the protozoan parasite Giardia lamblia, [70] and pathogenic strains of the protozoan parasite Blastocystis hominis. [71]