Pretty sweet read. It turns out when we say "it's all in your mind" may not be so after all.
In terms of H. pylori, working in a hospital, they actually aren't seen that often.
Stool "pathogens", on the other hand, tend to be more common, not just because of surgeries, immunocompromised patients, etc. but I have noted conditions such as diabetes.
That's interesting. What pathogens do you usually spot in diabetic samples. I mean in case if you even identify them. Is there any pathogen that is more common?
The microbe population can be disturbed in diabetic patients. So, they are mostly gut flora growing out of proportions from the ones I've seen. They can be Clostridium, E. coli, certain Candida species, etc.
Obvious infections such as Salmonella or Campylobacter are usually due to external influences like food-borne illnesses.