The principle behind the “leaky gut” theory is that endogenous (e.g., psychological stress, intestinal inflammation) and exogenous factors (e.g., diet, alcohol intake) can increase intestinal ...

until recently there have been no effective remedies for infection with intestinal coccidia—Cryptosporidium, Microsporidium and Cyclospora species. Cyclospora respond well to co-trimoxazole ...

Cryptosporidium is a significant UK waterborne infection problem that is most common in children under five years old. In healthy people, cryptosporidium usually causes severe watery diarrhea with ...

Cryptosporidium can live in water ... Clostridium difficile is a bacterium that can cause symptoms like diarrhea and intestinal inflammation, according to the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

Until 2002 the treatment of cryptosporidiosis had been far from satisfactory. More than 100 antimicrobial agents have been screened for activity against C. parvum, the majority of which are ...