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2022 is coming to an end, glad to share 15th publication from our department for the year
Severe alcohol hepatitis has no approved treatment
Recommended treatment is steroids
Some patients dont respond to steroids
They are offered other options... #livertwitter#medtwitter
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...such as Pentoxifylline.
But even Pentoxifylline therapy does not improve survival in patients with severe alcohol hepatitis
In this study, we looked at how intestinal bacteria affect patients on Pentoxifylline therapy
and
compared them with a group on stool transplant
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Very interestingly, we found that more dangerous groups of bacteria increased in patients on Pentoxifylline therapy
while those receiving healthy donor stool transplant developed good bacteria that reduced liver disease
Central influencer bacteria after Pentoxifylline..
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..remained pathogenic (disease producing), while after stool transplant, the main influencer bacterial groups changed towards the good 'gut-health' promoting species
Bad guys: Bacillus, Eggerthella, Aerococcaceae
Good guys: Bifidobacterium, Bacteroides, Citrobacter
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Study doesn't conclusively show cause-effect relationships & a prospective trial is needed - but bacterial changes were striking and methodology was strong for us to have a good idea about treatment related bacteria changes in intestine.
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We recently published our independent analysis of Homeopathic practitioner commonly prescribed and popular over-the-counter 134 Homeopathy products marketed and sold as "medicine."
The Placebo Project: An observational study and comprehensive analysis of 134 commonly prescribed homeopathic remedies in India uncovers potential for hepatotoxicity: journals.lww.com/md-journal/ful…
Here is our plain language and visual abstract summary of what these Homeopathy products are and what we found in them.
Dear friends, the most important update from our Citizens Protein Project 2. Please read and understand. This is on "amino spiking," a fraudulent practice... 1/8
Here we go. Results of Citizens Protein Project 2. Please read, share max. We have to bring in change. Thank you for your contributions. Huge thanks to @arifhussaintm who led clinical research division on behalf of Mission for Ethics and Science in Healthcare to do this...1/15
A new patient who came to me said he was promised a liver detox to 'improve functions' of cirrhosis liver. He spent ~ 200,000 INR (2333 USD) for 20 days of Ayurvedic therapy. And luckily escaped severe complications.