normal flora and the immunity

[Ralf]

On 21 Feb 98 07:18:03 GMT, "tan poh ewe" <ixelles at cyberway.com.sg>
wrote:

You can describe the large intestine as being in a continuous
imflammation. You can detect antibodies against all the species
present in your intestinal flora, both in the blood as in the saliva. 

So, yes it is a constant process and all strains seem to be regarded
as foreign.

Ralf Hartemink
Intestinal Microbiology Group
Wageningen Agricultural University
>Hello there, I was wondering, anything foreign to our body will
>automatically stimulate our immune system to produce antibodies, what about
>the normal flora in our body?
>
>The normal flora to a certain extend help stimulate the immune system but
>is this a continuous process or will the level decrease with time so that
>our body finally no longer recognise it as foreign?
>
>If the stimulation is continuous, does that mean that the normal flora is
>constantly undergoing phagocytosis and destroyed in our body?
>
>Thanking you in advance.