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UgeMan t1_ja3prxk wrote

Reply to comment by nyxnars in New research establishes a link between irritable bowel syndrome and mental health challenges, such as anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation by thebelsnickle1991

Heard the other day that introducing probiotics to diet shows something crazy like 65% of people feel mood boosting. Gut health/function and mental health seemingly go hand in hand for many folk

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ciclidae t1_ja4jzef wrote

https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/probiotics-what-you-need-to-know "However, in most instances, we still don’t know which probiotics are helpful and which are not. We also don’t know how much of the probiotic people would have to take or who would be most likely to benefit. Even for the conditions that have been studied the most, researchers are still working toward finding the answers to these questions."

There are a lot of studies cited below, and most of them non clear about that relation.

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OrphanDextro t1_ja5bdvs wrote

Thank you, I feel like the relationship between the gut biome and the brain have gotten mighty simplistic in the public’s eye.

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