Does Iodine Kill Beneficial Intestinal Flora? - Ph

[Guest guest]

Thank you for the informative post. I went to the links you provided

and found the information beneficial. You now have me wondering about

correcting ph imbalances within the alimentary canal and bladder to

create a friendly environment for beneficial flora. For years I have

wanted to read a good book on acid/alkaline balance but most of what

I found was not very scientific and bordered on quackery. Do you have

any suggestions for a good book, website, or posting? Thanks, Paul

Autrey

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, Alobar

<Alobar wrote:

>

> Below from Iodine list. Iodine is considered safe for intestinal

> flora, but in the low pH stomach, Iodine can kill bacteria which

> causes ulcers.

>

> Alobar

>

> On 9/3/06, rpautrey2 <rpautrey2 wrote:

> > Is there any research on the effects of iodine on the beneficial

> > intestial flora? PA

> >

> >

> >

> > (Mod. Note: I don't know but we will expect a little report after

you do some research on the web.)

> >

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>

> iodine , " Zoe & Robert " <ZOEA@> wrote:

>

> We now know the pH of various parts of the intestines and where the

> various microorganisms reside.

>

> Anatomy of the Gastrointestinal Tract

> " The pH of the stomach in a normal, healthy human is in the 1-3

> range....Few bacteria can survive in an environment with a pH of 1

to

> 3!... The pH of the duodenum is 6 to 6.5.... The pH can reach 7 to 8

> in this area.... Further along the small intestine, beyond the

> duodenum, lies the jejunum and ileum.... As we get further away from

> the stomach, the pH rises to about 7.5 in this region.... And the

> final organ of the digestive tract is the large intestine, which

> includes the colon and rectum... The pH of the large intestine is

> 5.5-7, and like the buccal area, blood that drains the rectum is not

> first transported to the liver. So, absorption that takes place in

the

> rectum (from rectal suppositories and enemas) goes into the systemic

> circulation without biotransformation that takes place due to liver

> enzymes. "

> http://www.chemcases.com/pheno/pheno14.htm

>

> The composition of the intestinal microflora

> Includes great graph on the various microorganisms in different

parts

> of the digestive tract, from mouth to rectum.

> http://www.wasamedicals.com/pdf/microflora_comp.pdf

>

> Looks like the lactobacillus and the bifidobacterium both reside in

> the jejunum and beyond. So, the higher pH should keep them quite

safe

> from any iodine.

>

> Zoe

>

[Guest guest]

Feeding the healthy gut bacteria will shift the pH. Inulin is a good

food for good gut flora. Duncan Crow has a good webpage talking about

inulin.

http://members.shaw.ca/duncancrow/inulin_prebiotic_probiotic.html

 

Alobar

 

On 9/12/06, rpautrey2 <rpautrey2 wrote:

> Thank you for the informative post. I went to the links you provided

> and found the information beneficial. You now have me wondering about

> correcting ph imbalances within the alimentary canal and bladder to

> create a friendly environment for beneficial flora. For years I have

> wanted to read a good book on acid/alkaline balance but most of what

> I found was not very scientific and bordered on quackery. Do you have

> any suggestions for a good book, website, or posting? Thanks, Paul

> Autrey

>