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Question: The gut microbiome and mental health - Nature Reviews Microbiology (www.nature.com)
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As I've been reading about the studies about microbiome differences in people with various mental illnesses, is there any potential for a connection regarding contagion of mental issues? Like if people are around each other for long enough, will their microbiome and therefore their mental state become similar?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have had similar questions. The answer I get back from medical professionals is that it is new science and there isn't enough information to directly advise.

I'm then told that if I eat the probiotic stuff, it probably won't hurt, but they can't guarantee it will help either.

[–] AttackBunny 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Has never helped me. Nor has eating fiber/taking a supplement. I think we will find soon that many mental illnesses are the same disease, just a different symptom, as things like IBS.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

With gut issues, what you eat seems to be The biggest factor. With GERD, one needs to avoid garlic, onion, tomatoes, chocolate, alcohol and sugar as a start. I have seen people with IBS who follow the low FODMAP diet and see relief. I know someone who eats what he wants and laughingly faces the consequences.

[–] AttackBunny 1 points 1 year ago

Already done all that. Fodmap didn’t help me at all either.

I’ve got it down pretty good now, 40 fucking years later, with zero help from the multitude of gastroenterologists I’ve seen, over multiple decades.