Gut Dysbiosis May Be A Factor in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome!

"Our results indicate dysbiosis of the gut microbiota in this disease and further suggest an increased incidence of microbial translocation, which may play a role in inflammatory symptoms in ME/CFS."

Reduced diversity and altered composition of the gut microbiome in individuals with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome. Microbiome, Vol. 4, No. 1. (23 June 2016) by Ludovic Giloteaux, Julia K. Goodrich, William A. Walters, et al.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Linked to Abnormal Gut Bacteria!

Abnormal levels of specific gut bacteria are related to chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis, or ME/CFS, in patients with and without concurrent irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS, scientists have discovered. Read more...

Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health. "Chronic fatigue syndrome linked to imbalanced microbiome: Scientists identify abnormal levels of specific gut bacteria in individuals with chronic fatigue syndrome, including those with and without co-morbid IBS." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 26 April 2017. <www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170426092351.htm>.

Indiscriminate Use of Probiotics Leads to Brain Fog and Bloating!

Probiotic use can result in a significant accumulation of bacteria in the small intestine that can result in disorienting brain fogginess as well as rapid, significant belly bloating, investigators report. Read article...

 Satish S. C. Rao et al. Brain fogginess, gas and bloating: a link between SIBO, probiotics and metabolic acidosis, Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology (2018). DOI: 10.1038/s41424-018-0030-7