Instability in the faecal flora of a patient suffering from food-related irritable bowel syndrome.
The faecal microbial flora of a patient with severe irritable bowel syndrome related to multiple food intolerances was very variable and contained a high proportion of facultative bacteria and an unusual incidence of Clostridium species.
D000328:Adult; D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001439:Bacteroides / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001644:Bifidobacterium / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003013:Clostridium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003109:Colonic Diseases, Functional / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification