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Does Oral Hygiene Affect Gut Health And Can It Prevent

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Posted on Tue, 19 May 2020
Question: does oral hygiene affect gut health and can it prevent and cure sibo ?
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Answered by Dr. Prof. Kunal Saha (14 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Oral hygiene does affect gut health

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for using the Ask a Doctor service.

Oral hygiene does affect gut health. Oral cavity contains anaerobic organisms which unless cleaned properly go into the gut and disrupt the normal gut flora, thus affecting it's health.

Could you please explain what you mean by sibo? I will guide accordingly.

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Is rifaxmin is a safe medication for small intestine bacterial overgrowth?
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Yes

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Yes, rifaximin is safe and effective to control overgrowth of gut bacteria.
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Does Oral Hygiene Affect Gut Health And Can It Prevent

Brief Answer: Oral hygiene does affect gut health Detailed Answer: Thanks for using the Ask a Doctor service. Oral hygiene does affect gut health. Oral cavity contains anaerobic organisms which unless cleaned properly go into the gut and disrupt the normal gut flora, thus affecting it's health. Could you please explain what you mean by sibo? I will guide accordingly. Regards