I’ve seen several cases of Campylobacter and as with other bad bugs, the situation can be confusing.

The main reason for confusion is that the medical literature rightly discusses Campylobacter in terms of acute infection. However it rarely if ever mentions this bad bug as a possible cause of ongoing symptoms.

Here’s what the FDA’s Bad Bug Book says about Campylobacter:

“Fever, diarrhea, abdominal cramps, and vomiting are the major symptoms. The stool may be watery or sticky and may contain blood (sometimes occult – not discernible to the naked eye) and fecal leukocytes (white cells). Other symptoms often present include abdominal pain, nausea, headache, and muscle pain. Most cases of campylobacteriosis are self-limiting. The disease typically lasts from 2 to 10 days.”

I’m certainly not going to argue with this information as to all intents and purposes, it’s correct. I’ve known people have severe Campylobacter infections that required medical treatment. My friend, Roy, also an ex-client was hospitalized for several days with a really heavy and severe Campylobacter infection.

But I’ve also worked with several clients who had mild to moderate intensity symptoms on an ongoing basis in whom we found Campylobacter. When steps were taken to deal with the Campylobacter, these ongoing symptoms improved.

Monty, in California, is a classic example. He’d been struck down with a serious Campylobacter infection several years ago and whilst the docs had given the all clear, he still had some troublesome symptoms.

When we tested him using the Hompes Method stool test, guess what? He still had Campylobacter. After a careful course of action to rebalance Monty’s gut bacteria, his symptoms improved significantly and when we re-tested, his Campylobacter had gone.

The trouble is that so many people are walking round with “irritable bowels”, aches and pains, low energy levels, uneven moods, bad skin and other common symptoms that they’re taken for granted and even considered to be “normal”.

Bad bugs in the gut and general poor digestive function can contribute to, and even be the main cause, of all these symptoms in specific cases! For example, Dr. Alex Vasquez shows tells us that Campylobacter, among other bad bugs, can cause reactive arthritis:

“Examples published in the research include the amelioration of one patient’s scleroderma with the eradication of intestinal bacterial overgrowth, the amelioration of Wegener’s granulomatosis with antimicrobial therapy against Staphylococcus aureus, and the alleviation of inflammatory arthritis following the use of antibiotics against genitourinary Chlamydia trachomatis and gastrointestinal Salmonella enteritidis, Yersinia enterocolitica, Shigella flexneri or Campylobacter jejuni.”

Make no mistake, ongoing, low level infestations with any bad bugs has the potential to cause symptoms in all of the Seven Areas of Health.

The bad bugs create toxins, inflammation, immune reactions, allergies, nutrient deficiencies, hormone imbalances and other scenarios, all of which have the ability to create a multitude of symptoms.

This is why it’s so important to consider digestive health irrespective of the symptoms you have.

Getting Yourself Tested

If you’ve found this article because you’re experiencing certain symptoms and you’re looking for reasons for those symptoms, I recommend you either arrange a consultation with a Hompes Method practitioner or order a comprehensive digestive health check-up package.