Conclusions
The fundamental physiological requirement for preventing intestinal fermentation is thorough assimilation of ingested food. Thorough assimilation cannot he secured without a complete variety of foodstuffs, cooked as well as raw, and eaten at the same time in small quantities.
When thorough assimilation of digested food takes place, there remains no nutritive medium for bacteria, and intestinal fermentation does not develop.
Success in preventing intestinal fermentation may he judged by the appearance of the feces: they should be well formed and odorless and should fall to the bottom without clouding the water and without showing adhesiveness.
The observation of feces is a very important factor in determining the efficiency of digestive function: each relapse to foul-smelling excrement signifies a faulty diet.
The proposed regime not only preserves health and nervous equilibrium but reduces food expenses.
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Dobrovolskaia-Zavadskaia, N. Biological basis of an alimentary regime preventing intestinal fermentation and intoxication. Amer. Jour. Dig. Dis. 20, 109–111 (1953). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02881299
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