[hinkley]

Well, you say they aren’t linked to IBS or Crohn’s, but there’s a difference between proving that they don’t all cause intestinal issues and eliminating every strain as a cause. It’s kind of embarrassing how recently h pylori was caught red handed.

Some people carry staph on their skin their whole life and never end up with a lesion.

[shwouchk]

This was not claimed. All that was stated is that its a new thing we know very little about, links to autoimmune disease have no immediate obvious connection, and to say anything more would require an investigation. What more can you expect?