Guest guest Posted September 3, 2006 Report Share Posted September 3, 2006 Is there any research on the effects of iodine on the beneficial intestial flora? PA (Mod. Note: I don't know but we will expect a little report after you do some research on the web.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 4, 2006 Report Share Posted September 4, 2006 Tincture of Iodine is traditionally used as a water purifier: Maximum of four drops to one litre of water, to clean it. Obviously it kills bacteria. But why don't you take it sublingually and save your intestinal flora? That will be the clever way. Ratan. --- rpautrey2 <rpautrey2 wrote: > Is there any research on the effects of iodine on > the beneficial > intestial flora? PA > > > > (Mod. Note: I don't know but we will expect a little > report after you do some research on the web.) > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2006 Report Share Posted September 11, 2006 Below from Iodine list. Iodine is considered safe for intestinal flora, but in the low pH stomach, Iodine can kill bacteria which causes ulcers. Alobar On 9/3/06, rpautrey2 <rpautrey2 wrote: > Is there any research on the effects of iodine on the beneficial > intestial flora? PA > > > > (Mod. Note: I don't know but we will expect a little report after you do some research on the web.) > ==================================================== iodine , " Zoe & Robert " <ZOEA wrote: We now know the pH of various parts of the intestines and where the various microorganisms reside. Anatomy of the Gastrointestinal Tract " The pH of the stomach in a normal, healthy human is in the 1-3 range....Few bacteria can survive in an environment with a pH of 1 to 3!... The pH of the duodenum is 6 to 6.5.... The pH can reach 7 to 8 in this area.... Further along the small intestine, beyond the duodenum, lies the jejunum and ileum.... As we get further away from the stomach, the pH rises to about 7.5 in this region.... And the final organ of the digestive tract is the large intestine, which includes the colon and rectum... The pH of the large intestine is 5.5-7, and like the buccal area, blood that drains the rectum is not first transported to the liver. So, absorption that takes place in the rectum (from rectal suppositories and enemas) goes into the systemic circulation without biotransformation that takes place due to liver enzymes. " http://www.chemcases.com/pheno/pheno14.htm The composition of the intestinal microflora Includes great graph on the various microorganisms in different parts of the digestive tract, from mouth to rectum. http://www.wasamedicals.com/pdf/microflora_comp.pdf Looks like the lactobacillus and the bifidobacterium both reside in the jejunum and beyond. So, the higher pH should keep them quite safe from any iodine. Zoe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2006 Report Share Posted September 11, 2006 Sublingual ingestion seems like a good idea for infections of the blood and organs with good blood circulation. I was concerned about treating stomach, intestinal, and bladder infections with Iodine/Iodide and not harming beneficial flora. Thanks, PA >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> , psych doc <psych_58 wrote: > > Tincture of Iodine is traditionally used as a water > purifier: Maximum of four drops to one litre of water, > to clean it. Obviously it kills bacteria. But why > don't you take it sublingually and save your > intestinal flora? That will be the clever way. > Ratan. > > --- rpautrey2 <rpautrey2 wrote: > > > Is there any research on the effects of iodine on > > the beneficial > > intestial flora? PA > > > > > > > > (Mod. Note: I don't know but we will expect a little > > report after you do some research on the web.) > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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