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Drs. Paul Pottinger and Chris Sanford discuss the gut microbiome's role in travel health and safety.

Na nga def? Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger & Chris Sanford answer your questions about the role of the human gut microbiome in travel health and safety, including: What is the gut microbiome? What is the impact of travelers diarrhea and antibiotics on the microbiome? How can travelers maintain a healthy gut microbiome? What are probiotics, and are they helpful? What about fecal microbiota transplantation? What do we really know about how the gut microbiome impacts our wellness including mood? If I DO need to take antibiotics for traveler's diarrhea, what drug and dose is least bad? We hope you enjoy this podcast! If so, please follow us on the socials @germ.and.worm, subscribe to our RSS feed and share with your friends! We would so appreciate your rating and review to help us grow our audience. And, please visit our website: germandworm.com where you can find all our content and send us your questions and travel health anecdotes. Or, just send us an email: germandworm@gmail.com . Our Disclaimer: The Germ and Worm Podcast is designed to inform, inspire, and entertain. However, this podcast does NOT establish a doctor-patient relationship, and it should…

People in this episode

Hosts: Drs. Paul Pottinger, Drs. Chris Sanford

Topics covered

• gut microbiome
• travel health
• travelers diarrhea
• antibiotics
• probiotics
• fecal microbiota transplantation
• wellness

Keywords

• gut microbiome
• travel health
• travelers diarrhea
• antibiotics
• probiotics
• fecal microbiota transplantation
• wellness
• mood

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Organizations: University of Washington, UW Medicine, germandworm.com

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