! This actually makes a GREAT deal of sense since learning that raw apple cider vinegar contains its own biofilm, which probably accounts for some of how it colloquially helps alleviate insulin resistance [ Horiguti found in 1975 that mechanical nasopharyngeal abrasion restored insulin response in diabetics ].
C. diff is the classic case, fecal transplants are really well established there as the good treatment for antibiotic-induced infections at this point. I learned about it reading about the microbiome a few years ago.
FWIW I actually also ran the idea past my partner who works in microbial community modelling (though not in anything medical related, they run simulations) and it was roughly:
Me: I’m looking up nasal microbiome transplants
Them: I’m not sure that makes sense, the nasal microbiome is normally fairly low-diversity, it’s not the same as the gut
I should have said, I’d known about fecal transplants being miracle cures per se, that was the main reason I’d been able to come up with that hypothesis for why drinking raw ACV worked better than drinking distilled vinegar.
It just seemed like a non-obvious [ though valid ] inference to make, and I’d been wondering if I’d missed an existing nasal microbiome or general tissue microbiome literature.
! This actually makes a GREAT deal of sense since learning that raw apple cider vinegar contains its own biofilm, which probably accounts for some of how it colloquially helps alleviate insulin resistance [ Horiguti found in 1975 that mechanical nasopharyngeal abrasion restored insulin response in diabetics ].
How did you learn of this class of problem?
C. diff is the classic case, fecal transplants are really well established there as the good treatment for antibiotic-induced infections at this point. I learned about it reading about the microbiome a few years ago.
FWIW I actually also ran the idea past my partner who works in microbial community modelling (though not in anything medical related, they run simulations) and it was roughly:
I should have said, I’d known about fecal transplants being miracle cures per se, that was the main reason I’d been able to come up with that hypothesis for why drinking raw ACV worked better than drinking distilled vinegar.
It just seemed like a non-obvious [ though valid ] inference to make, and I’d been wondering if I’d missed an existing nasal microbiome or general tissue microbiome literature.
But I guess you just had a sensible idea.
Edit: It’s a thing! [ Link ], [ link ]