The following is a reply to Patliputra's earlier post on Gut & Intestinal Bacteria & Diabetes Type 2 at healthunlocked.com/diabetes.....
I've decided to copy my reply and then turn it a separate general post so that more members can avail themselves to the topical contents.
This post [of Patliputra] does not address IBS actually but the general issue about the link between diabetes and gut microbiome, yet the replies here seem to strangely target IBS. The easiest way to restore the health of the gut microbiome is to eat fermented foods. Most cultures have - thanks to their intuitive wisdom - invented fermented foods as they know that they are fundamental to good health, thus lending credence to the adage that disease begins in your guts. So it makes a lot of sense when Ayurvedic physicians recommend the use of Triphala as a first step to addresses this issue.
There is increasing experimental evidence of the gut-brain axis - google up Natasha Campbell-McBride and read about how she helped to restore the health of her own autistic child and many other autistic kids at her clinic in London. So it is no longer theoretical for McBride has applied the gut-psychology concept to solve a troubling and rising disease in modern times.
Another very interesting line of research coming from Dr David Perlmutter has delved deeply into how shifts in the gut biome have been correlated with diabetes and he even named the 5 types of gut flora [Lactobacillis plantaram, Lactobacillis acidophilus, Lactobacillis brevis, Bifidobacterium lactis, Bifidobacterium longum] that are basic to good health. The one linked with diabetes is L. plantaram is found in Kimchi, for instance. This is the fermented food eaten day and night by Koreans.
So if you can get Kimchi at your local supermarket, try it and see if it helps. But you can easily make your own KImchi in your own kitchen, using basically Napa cabbage or just plain cabbage - the soft-leaf type is best. Even the German sauerkraut is fine and easy to make too. You will find India a rich source of fermented foods - yogurt, lassi, kefir, achar, chutney, etc. So take that step and start including it in your diet as well. In our eagerness to move into the digital and electronic age, we have unwittingly forgotten traditional wisdom, no?
Wikipedia starters: [1] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_...
[2] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Categ...
[3] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferme...
You can watch all the youtube videos on or by Dr D. Perlmutter here: youtube.com/results?search_...
Oh, if you are desperate in solving gut issues and diabetes, there is an extreme measure called 'Fecal Transplant' which is receiving increasing attention in medical circles. It sounds gross, doesn't it, but it has a very high success rate. This videos below talk about it:
[1] Brain Maker, Fecal Transplants:
[2] Fecal Transplant for Weight Loss & Diabetes:
[3] More videos here: youtube.com/results?search_...