Re: probiotics

 LOL... I like your witty short-and-sweet responses, but if you could elaborate, I'd be interested in how u came to that conclusion that "SCD doesn't know that they are talking about."

The fear is that bifidus can lead to SIBO

http://gapsfacts.com/bifidus.html

We can start with the fact that studies have shown that IBS has been linked to a lack of flora, not overgrowth.

Then there is the fact that they are reading a lot more in to the gene transfer part than they should.  Just because there is a possibility that gene transfer may occur this does not mean it will.  That is like saying there is a possibility of a meteorite hitting you on the head.  But that does not mean it will happen or is likely to happen.  And even if this does occur mutations occur in the body all the time.  Guess what happens to the vast majority of those mutations?  They are destroyed by the immune system.  So they are trying to attribute what can happen in an Petri dish, when there is no immune system to act on the mutations, and trying to fit it to the real world to fit their needs.

Why is it that everyone has these bacteria and yet there has never been any evidence of these gene transferred mutations leading to pathogenic overgrowth in humans?

And Crohn's is an autoimmune condition triggered by mycobacterium avium complex (MAC), not overgrowth of Bifidus species.

Then they are completely overlooking the fact that bacteria have to compete for food and space so Bifidus strains would be kept in check by these factors as well.  Again, Petri dish studies do not correlate to what actually happens in the body.

As for their last link it does not even allow you to scroll to the page they tell you to scroll down to and claim the information is on so the information can be verified or debunked.  They should have posted the actual quote they are referring to so people can research the claims further.