Absolutely. Figured this out several years ago.
If you have persistent gastrointestinal problems you can often alleviate them by eating various types of the pro-biotic yogurt. Drinking alcohol generally destroys a lot of good gut bacteria, but you can recoup some of them a few days later by eating that pro-biotic yogurt.
Certain other foods tend to make your beneficial gut bacteria healthy and likewise reduce the quantity of your antagonistic gut bacteria.
My weakness is sugar. I must have some sugar loving bacteria in my gut.
The wife loves corn tortilla chips.
We are both overweight. Me, less so. She, more so.
OK Doctor DL, give us your recommendations. I like your theory.
-IP
Thank you for your post. My wife and I have been losing weight but seem to have hit a wall. I went from 225 to 195 in six months but can’t seem to lose anymore. Your post reminded me that we both stopped eating yogurt as a replacement for snacks.
This explains my addiction to Kimchi...