The digestive system is a vital part of the human body...
Liver disease can be caused by viruses, drugs, poisons, or...
Personalized medicine for digestive health is a treatment approach that
considers a patient's unique characteristics to tailor their diagnosis and
treatment. This approach is based on the idea that the "one size fits
all" concept doesn't work for everyone.
How
personalized medicine works
Considers genetic, environmental, and lifestyle
factors
Personalized medicine uses genetic sequencing,
imaging, and other technologies to understand a patient's individual
characteristics.
Tailors treatments to individual needs
Personalized medicine uses this information to create
customized treatments for specific patients.
Improves drug response
Personalized medicine can help
improve drug efficacy and reduce toxicity by considering how a patient's gut
microbiome interacts with drugs.
How
personalized medicine can help with digestive health
Treating inflammatory bowel disease
Personalized medicine can help identify patients at
high risk for complications, and develop new treatments.
Treating functional gastrointestinal disorders
Personalized medicine can help treat conditions like
irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and functional dyspepsia.
Treating microbiome-related health issues
Personalized medicine can help
treat conditions like recurrent Clostridium difficile infection.
Approaches
to personalized medicine
Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT): A procedure that transfers healthy donor
microbes to patients
Probiotics, prebiotics, and Synbiotics: Live microorganisms and non-digestible
compounds that can help restore microbiome balance
Next-generation probiotics (NGPs): Health-promoting commensals that could be used
as therapeutic agents