probiotics

Abstract Post-infectious fatigue is a common complication that can lead to decreased physical efficiency, depression, and impaired quality of life. Dysbiosis of the gut microbiota has been proposed as a contributing factor, as the gut–brain axis plays an important role in regulating physical...

A recording of the 2022 Institute for Neuro-Immune Medicine (INIM) Conference, held on June 10, has been posted to YouTube.

Abstract Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a complex chronic inflammatory disorder of the gastrointestinal tract. Extracellular adenosine triphosphate (eATP) produced by the commensal microbiota and host cells activates purinergic signaling, promoting intestinal inflammation and pathology...

Free full text: https://www.hindawi.com/journals/omcl/2019/1684198/

Stora Sköndal ME/CFS Center in Stockholm, in collaboration with ImmuneBiotech Medical Sweden (Shahram Lavasani, among others) will be starting a new research project this autumn. Primary investigators are Dr Per Julin and Dr Anders Rehnström. The aim of the study is to investigate the effect...

Have recently started a course of Symprove. I have a three-month supply. I'm on day 6 and I have felt very washed out this week - the fatigue has been quite brutal and has been present throughout most days. I need to stick with it because I have no firm evidence that I'm not just going through...

An old study but, as shown in this thread, https://s4me.info/threads/top-10-sc...f-citations-tweet-by-dr-mark-gutheridge.7461/, one of the most cited ME/CFS papers in the past 10 years, so thought it might be useful to have here. Open access at...

https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/probiotics-effects-on-the-microbiome-vary-widely-64760 I thought this was an interesting short write-up of 2 different small studies looking at probiotic supplementation and, and in one, fecal transplants. One more area that will need much more research.

Probiotics are mostly useless and can actually hurt you The take-home message is that probiotics don’t always live up to their harmless reputation, and to be effective, their formula needs to be tailored to the individual.

ScieneAlert: Scientists Have Found an Important Reason You Might Want to Reconsider Taking Probiotics In a new study led by a team from Augusta University, researchers found what they say is the first known link between probiotic use, bacterial overgrowth in the small intestine, and symptoms...

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6006167/

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/19490976.2018.1460015?journalCode=kgmi20 Full paper via sci-hub, http://sci-hub.tw/10.1080/19490976.2018.1460015

Are probiotic treatments useful on fibromyalgia syndrome or chronic fatigue syndrome patients? A systematic review. Roman P1,2, Carrillo-Trabalón F3, Sánchez-Labraca N1, Cañadas F4, Estévez AF4, Cardona D1. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29695180

I've suffered from sinusitis for about 2 months. I have pressure around the nose and eyes, headache, worse than usual brainfog, some nausea and tender lymph nodes in the throat. About three weeks ago I had a course of antibiotics. I got better, but then it worsened again after. The nasal...

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29464501 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs12602-018-9397-8

http://neurosciencenews.com/microbiome-depression-8228/

Did anyone try this probiotic? According to an ad in a Swedish paper it was developed from findings based on the Human Microbiome Project. I haven´t, so far, been able to find any published studies. FWIW, here is a link to an article by Dr. Mercola...

"L. gasseri is a probiotic that recently gained in popularity, due to its weight-reducing, obesity and metabolic syndrome-combating properties. This amazing probiotic boosts your immunity, helps with allergies, and has many other beneficial properties." "Lactobacillus gasseri is a lactic acid...