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However, he said that other bowel bacteria could also be behind the cell changes which eventually lead to tumours.
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The common principle is there are good bacteria and bad bacteria in the bowel.
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He says studies have found traces of the bacteria in the bowel lining of patients with Crohn's.
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These risks include allergic reactions, diarrhea, bowel infections and the development of bacteria that are highly resistant to available antibiotics.
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Crohn's disease (also suspected of being caused by bacteria) is an inflammation of the bowel.
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Some good bacteria are absolutely necessary for overall health and not just bowel health.
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Changes in the population of bacteria, such as removal of some of the good bacteria or replacement with some bad bacteria, can lead to a variety of health problems, especially inflammation of the bowel, diarrhea and pain.
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Clinical trials have indeed shown that probiotics (a mixture of bacteria found, for example, in yogurt) ease the symptoms of people with irritable-bowel syndrome, who often have slightly abnormal gut microbiomes.
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