13 WORLD GASTROENTEROLOGY NEWS JANUARY 2015 Editorial | Expert Point of View | Gastro 2015: AGW/WGO | WDHD News | WGO & WGOF News | WGO Global Guidelines | Calendar of Events Summary of our World Digestive Health Day Event, “Human Gut Microbiota in Health & Disease” The Gastroenterohepatology Associa-tion of Montenegro celebrated World Digestive Health Day 2014 on 26 September. The theme was “Human Gut Microbiota in Health & Disease.” The symposium was held in Pod-gorica, the capital of Montenegro and featured two lectures. Lectures were given by Associate Professor Brigita Smolović (Faculty of Medicine in Podgorica) on “The Gut Microbiota in Health & Disease” and Professor Dr. Srdjan Djuranovic (Fac-ulty of Medicine in Belgrade) on “The Gut Microbiota - View of the Future.” The event was attended by doctors and pharmacists alike, totaling about 120 people. The gastroenterologists in attendance actively participated in the discussion. They are committed to continuing work on the education of doctors in their community on the importance of maintaining a healthy microbiota. The conference was attended by representatives of the medical journal “MEDICAL.” A report from the meeting with pictures was published in the October issue of the journal. Two main areas of interest were the microbiota and probiotics. Microbiota: It was pointed out that the intestinal microbiota has long been a neglected area, but recently more and more at-tention is paid to macrobiotic host: Microbiota is very important for the functioning of the health and maintenance. The mere colonization of the intestinal microbiota begins at birth, and species colonization depends on the mode of delivery, whether vaginal or cesarean section. After that, breastfeeding is very im-portant for the colonization of micro-biota; this is important today because the number of women who breastfeed is declining, and many are not aware of how breastfeeding reduces the risk of atopic dermatitis and allergies in later life. The functions of gastrointestinal microbiota are divided into metabolic, protective, and trophic. It is very important to maintain a balance that is essential to health and to prevent dysbiosis, the condition in which the number of bad bacteria overcomes the number of friendly bacteria. There are many factors that lead to dysbiosis; most commonly affected by antibiotics, modified food, stress, as well as specific therapy (chemo and radiotherapy). Symptoms are diarrhea, bad breath, indigestion, being in a “bad mood,” and sleep disorders Brigita Smolović, PhD Associate Professor Gastroenterohepatologist, Faculty of Medicine Podgorica; Clinical Center of Montenegro Podgorica, Montenegro Attendees at the Montenegrin World Digestive Health Day Event.
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