Absolutely. Figured this out several years ago.
If you have persistent gastrointestinal problems you can often alleviate them by eating various types of the pro-biotic yogurt. Drinking alcohol generally destroys a lot of good gut bacteria, but you can recoup some of them a few days later by eating that pro-biotic yogurt.
Certain other foods tend to make your beneficial gut bacteria healthy and likewise reduce the quantity of your antagonistic gut bacteria.
“Is eating behavior manipulated by the gastrointestinal microbiota?”
I think so. I know for a fact that my microflora demand coffee first thing every morning. They won’t let me get started without it.
There, it’s not my fault I’m fat. It’s those awful microbe’s fault.
I’ll have to admit my first reaction was one that calculated in the Leftist’s avoidance of responsibility for anything they do. Somebody drinks, it’s an illness. Someone eats too much, it’s an eating disorder, possibly induced by something the individual can’t control.
So it wasn’t my first reaction, to buy into this.
As with many ideas, you can’t dismiss them totally. I suppose these microbes could secrete certain chemicals that cause us to crave certain foods, or stimulate pleasure centers when we eat what they want us to.
I try to know what I need to be eating and stick to it. If I go off track for a few days, I’ll return to my game plan afterwards and get back to normal ASAP.
I control my eating. I make conscious decisions. I hold myself accountable. Even if there’s a microbe in there telling me what to do, I like to think my brain and decision making abilities trump it’s actions.
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It has certainly helped me lose weight and stay healthy. I almost never eat yogurt. Instead it’s kefir, kombucha, homemade sauerkraut and homemade pickles.