Re: acidic balance in gut...against pseudos, salmonella, e.coli...

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I wonder if it works the same way citric fruits do? A lot of people

have believed that since they're acidic you shouldn't eat it when

you're tyring to create an alkaline ph, but it turns out that when

many fruits hit the stomach and interact with the minerals there,

they actually become alkaline.

I don't know. It's definitely confusing. I've been told countless

times that we need to create an alkaline environment to fight

bacteria as they thrive in acidic ones. But of course at the same

time there are certain acidic enzymes that are needed for proper

digestion and some people supplement with those. I think what I've

read about all this is it's all a matter of timing. Ideally the acids

release at the right times during the digestive process, unless

that's messed up, but in general most of us with infections need to

create a more alkaline ph so that the acids can do their job at the

right time. Not sure how you figure that out, but perhaps the vinegar

works well with that timing? Or converts to an alkaline just as many

fruits do?

Plus, like you say, I think I recall that even if most bugs like

acid, a few are just the opposite. Probably a part of the whole

checks and balances system they seem to have down so well.

penny

>

> Found this on another site that helps explain the need for an

acidic environment in the

> gut.

>

> " The " ecosystem " of the intestine becomes unbalanced

> when harmful or pathogenic bacteria dominate the

> system, weakening the body and making it more

> susceptible to disease. Bifidobacterium work by

> forming acetic and lactic acids in the intestinal tract.

> These acids lower the pH in the intestines and create a

> hostile environment for unwanted bacteria, such as

> pseudomonas, and pathogens like salmonellae, E. coli

> and staphylococci. "

>

>

> " ...acetic and lactic acids... " lead me to this study...

>

> Acetic acid used for the elimination of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from

burn and soft tissue

> wounds.

>

> Sloss JM, Cumberland N, Milner SM.

>

> Department of Pathology, Queen Military Hospital

Woolwich, London.

>

> Acetic acid was used topically at concentrations of between 0.5%

and 5% to eliminate

> Pseudomonas aeruginosa from the burn wounds or soft tissue wounds

of 16 patients. In-

> vitro studies indicated the susceptibility of P. aeruginosa to

acetic acid; all strains

> exhibited a minimum inhibitory concentration of 2 per cent. P.

aeruginosa was eliminated

> from the wounds of 14 of the 16 patients within two weeks of

treatment. Acetic acid was

> shown to be an inexpensive and efficient agent for the elimination

of P. aeruginosa from

> burn and soft tissue wounds.

>

> d.

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