Last week I talked about short chain fatty acids and their benefits for endo, and why people with endo need to focus on these to help manage the disease.

Today, I want to talk about how to boost one of these types of short chain fatty acids, called butyrate.

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SCFAs/Butyrate

https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/cellular-and-infection-microbiology/articles/10.3389

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10233627/

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-30114-4#:~:text=Probiotic treatment also significantly enhanced,SCFAs in the gut48.

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/short-chain-fatty-acids-101#TOC_TITLE_HDR_9

https://biosignaling.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12964-023-01219-9

https://zoe.com/learn/what-are-short-chain-fatty-acids

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9577580/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10305054/

https://www.healthline.com/health/butyric-acid#bottom-line

Endo and inflammatory markers

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7956504

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5859972/

Bacteria and endo

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10805679/

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanmic/article/PIIS2666-5247(23)00221-5/fulltext

https://www.healthline.com/health-news/endometriosis-may-be-caused-by-this-bacteria

Endometriosis and blood sugar

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37673102/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7918300/

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/202670

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20497781/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19088375/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20537326/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7333061/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18508964/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12379575/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK493173/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9783643/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC308109920

https://www.wildnutrition.com/blogs/our-blog/endometriosis-part-2-the-link-between-sugar-and-the-immune-system

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11511861/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2010896/

https://endometriosis.net/living/diet-sugar

https://endometriosis.net/living/how-to-balance-your-blood-sugar-levels-to-reduce-endo-symptoms

LPS

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4519769/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5902457/

Resistant starch

https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Classification-of-types-of-resistant-starch-RS-food-sources-and-factors-affecting_tbl1_330644723

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464622001645

https://monashfodmap.com/blog/dietary-fibre-series-resistant-starch/

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1464-5491.2010.02923.x

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8092089/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16155268/

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/9-foods-high-in-resistant-starch

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464622001645

https://www.csiro.au/en/research/health-medical/nutrition/resistant-starch

Rice safety

https://www.food.gov.uk/safety-hygiene/home-food-fact-checker

Processed food

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6835660/

https://zoe.com/learn/what-is-ultra-processed-food

https://zoe.com/post/processed-food-gut-health

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