Part one:
- H. pylori and gastic ulcers/ gastic cancer
- Various autoimmune disorders triggered by gut dysbiosis
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Cardiovascular disease from an altered oral microbiome
- Obesity
- Potentially Crohn’s disease
- Various gastrointestinal diseases
- Allergies to food and environment
- Side effects of lactose intolerance
Part two:
Looking back on my writing exercise #1 post, it is obvious to me that I have learned a lot about how microbes influence human health over the course of this class. At the start of the term, the only thing I knew was that microorganisms live in our gut and are important to help digest our food. Other than that, my knowledge about the microbes harbored in and on our bodies was very limited. The major topics I will take away from BHS323 are H. pylori and gastric cancer, and the influence that vaginal vs. cesarean birth can have on a persons immune system through the development of their gut microbiota. Overall, this course has better prepared me for my career as a scientist, both with more knowledge about microbes and also critically reading scientific literature.
