Recent hypothesis for the function of the appendix has focused on the possibility that the appendix is a storage site for

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Recent hypothesis for the function of the appendix has focused on the possibility that the appendix is a storage site for natural probiotic bacteria. The notion is that after imbalance of the body's natural microbiota, due to infection, that the appendix functions to "re-seed" the intestinal microbiome. With the advent of probiotic dietary supplements, what are your thoughts on the function/necessity of the appendix?

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