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wagon_ear t1_j5ga204 wrote

Reply to comment by essentially in How our microbiome is shaped by family, friends, and even neighbors. Study of the gut and mouth microbiomes of thousands of people from around the world raises the possibility that diseases linked to microbiome dysfunction, including cancer, diabetes, and obesity, could be partly transmissible. by MistWeaver80

Agreed, and also I think the increased research will help us to understand what lies outside the sphere of gut microbiome influence.

I've seen so many studies about how the gut affects almost every aspect of life, and at this point I'm skeptical that these are all practically significant findings and not just statistically significant correlations.

Attention and ADHD. Willingness and motivation to exercise. Autism. The list goes on.

I guess we'll see if personality really is dictated to such a large degree by the invisible bugs in our stomachs, but like I said, for now I remain skeptical - and I'll wait to see what research continues to be confirmed by further study.

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LeYellowFellow t1_j5hr8gl wrote

They give people with autism fecal transplants ingested orally to help with their behavioural and GI symptoms. You are what you eat man, I don’t think you can really deny the power of the micro biome.

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