“…Is it best to seek maximum sterility for the gut or may it be better to attempt to cultivate an overall balance of gut flora? What are some of the best factors for cleaning the gut? I think the best, safest, long-range things are the indigestible, but antiseptic fibers of raw carrot or bamboo shoots. Carrot bamboo shoots happen to be not in themselves digestible, but to contain antibiotic substances that help to suppress bacteria. The whole small intestine in a very healthy person is sterile.”