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Does Oral Hygiene Affect Gut Health And Can It Prevent
Question: does oral hygiene affect gut health and can it prevent and cure sibo ?
Brief Answer:
Oral hygiene does affect gut health
Detailed Answer:
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Oral hygiene does affect gut health. Oral cavity contains anaerobic organisms which unless cleaned properly go into the gut and disrupt the normal gut flora, thus affecting it's health.
Could you please explain what you mean by sibo? I will guide accordingly.
Regards
Oral hygiene does affect gut health
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for using the Ask a Doctor service.
Oral hygiene does affect gut health. Oral cavity contains anaerobic organisms which unless cleaned properly go into the gut and disrupt the normal gut flora, thus affecting it's health.
Could you please explain what you mean by sibo? I will guide accordingly.
Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Raju A.T
Is rifaxmin is a safe medication for small intestine bacterial overgrowth?
Brief Answer:
Yes
Detailed Answer:
Yes, rifaximin is safe and effective to control overgrowth of gut bacteria.
Yes
Detailed Answer:
Yes, rifaximin is safe and effective to control overgrowth of gut bacteria.
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