Help needed to understand what high levels of opportunistic bacteria in stool means

[Swetha]

Hello everyone,

I got the GI map test results of my son and it shows that he has high levels of Certain opportunistic bacteria in his gut. 

Like the Streptococcus spp, enterococuss Faecium, Enterobacter spp. And Pravotella spp. 

I understood that he has a leaky gut, but does this also mean I should look into PANS/Pandas? I am super confused. Kindly help with whatever knowledge and infos you have. 

May be @Chemar  @Atexor any other member has any inputs for me. 

Thanks in advance. 

 

Swetha

Edited April 22 by Swetha
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[Atex]

I'm not completely sure how PANS interfaces with the digestive track and wouldn't want to mislead you.  I'd lean towards a leaky gut meaning intestinal inflammation from food sensitivity, but am not sure if the bacteria you cite are an indicator of PANS.

[Chemar]

Hi @Swetha

I also don't have enough info re PANS/PANDAS GIT bacteria per se -but I do know after a Candida albicans "yeast" infection we can have an overgrowth of "bad" bacteria.

We use daily plain organic kefir and healthy fermented food to boost good bacteria in the gut, as well as avoiding the refined carbs/sugars that Candida loves.

Here's a good overview on PANDAS/PANS that may be helpful to you. https://pandasnetwork.org/understanding-pandas/

I know also on our own forum for PANS there have been a number of GIT  related discussions and it seems to be a common symptom - possibly due to the Brain-Gut connection that is finally getting more mainstream attention - so you might find info searching there too

https://latitudes.org/forums/forum/17-pans-pandas-lyme-included/

[Chemar]

@Swetha

I also found these articles that may be helpful to you?

https://www.gutmicrobiotaforhealth.com/gut-microbiota-may-involved-pediatric-autoimmune-neuropsychiatric-disorders-related-streptococcal-infections-3/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5900790/