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Posted on 06/28/2025 8:37:24 PM PDT by ConservativeMind
Imagine living with a persistent, debilitating fatigue that no amount of rest can alleviate, coupled with a constellation of other symptoms such as brain fog, pain, and sleep disturbances. This is the reality for millions suffering from Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS). Now, envision a similar struggle following a viral infection, long COVID.
Our recent review delves into a fascinating area that could hold a key: the intricate world of the gut microbiome and its profound influence on our health.
For instance, studies in ME/CFS patients indicate changes in gut composition, including a deficiency in butyrate-producing bacteria and disturbances in bacterial networks, which are linked to increased immune activation and fatigue.
We have noted that a reduced abundance of beneficial bacteria like Faecalibacterium, a key butyrate producer, is considered a potential biomarker in ME/CFS. This reduction in anti-inflammatory species, alongside an increase in pro-inflammatory Gram-negative bacteria, can worsen symptoms like fatigue, pain, and confusion.
Similarly, long COVID patients show significant alterations in gut composition and reduced microbial diversity. The reduction in short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) producers, like Eubacterium hallii and Faecalibacterium prausnitzii, is also notable.
In ME/CFS, probiotic interventions have shown promising results in reducing inflammation, lowering oxidative stress, and improving anxiety/depression symptoms, cognitive function, and fatigue severity. Similarly, hospitalized COVID patients receiving probiotic supplementation have experienced reduced overall symptoms, including lowered inflammatory reactions and decreased hospitalization duration.
The use of Lactobacillus casei strain Shirota over eight weeks significantly reduced inflammatory markers in ME/CFS patients. Another probiotic protocol involving multiple strains, including Saccharomyces cerevisiae sub. Boilardii and Lactobacillus acidophilus, led to a reduction in fatigue and improvements in physical and mental conditions, as well as mood, in ME/CFS patients.
In the context of long COVID, a multistrain probiotic (VSL#3) was shown to reduce fatigue and significantly improve physical functioning.
(Excerpt) Read more at medicalxpress.com ...
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If antibiotics have wiped out families of bacteria, various probiotic preparations are available. Feed them with soluble giver and milk products, to help them grow.
The last probiotic, named VSL#3, is available online, it appears.
Who OVER THE LAST 20-40 years is surprised that the Gut Microbiome is not a BIG DEAL?
Seriesly Peoples.....
Never give up the con.
LOL. Imbeciles.
EVERYTHING about “COVID” is, was, and always will be, a LIE.
Yep, I remember the infant, toddler and tyke stages very well. It feels like yesterday. I'm not sure I'm fully recovered even after 30 years.
Science and medicine have been foolish to ignore the gut for so long.
An absolutely worthless study and conclusion absent analysis of the cause of microbiome compromise.
There is NO SOLUTION to many diseases/conditions without identifying the cause...just a windfall to big pharma. That includes the conditions cited here.
And certainly not in a capsule sold in a store.
In my experience, CFS/ME is due to a combination of two things: vitamin and mineral deficiencies, especially magnesium and Vitamin D, and atypical shingles. The remedy was the right kinds of supplements and changes in diet.
Exactly my point.
The “Here: Take a pill” mentality of AMA continues without end.
The epidemic of disease/conditions/impaired health will continue in spite of rfk jr’s actions because he’s not addressing key core issues.
Frankly, I’ll long be room temperature before anything might actually begin to change. It’s endemic, the conditions which are breeding the problems, woven into our economy and daily lives.
But hey: We got rid of food dyes. /s
It ain’t cheap:
https://www.vsl3.com/collections/vsl-collection/products/probiotic-packets-1
Unless you get it from India:
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The Irish, Koreans and Germans have not......they drink beer, and eat food that has been preserved by fermented milk by products such as sauerkraut, kimchee, and preserved fish.
The scientists for a longtime told us that beer and sauerkraut farts are bad. BUahahahahahaha! NOw the climate change religionists say that we must cease and desist ! NEVER !
Gassy Goodness: Exploring the Science Behind Why Sauerkraut Makes You Fart)
BM
Recent scientific articles confirm sauerkraut as beneficial for gut biome. I’m pretty sure one of those also confirms kimchee.
I haven’t found confirmation for preserved fish...I really hate pickled herring...more than I hate sauerkraut, but I’ve been eating the damned sauerkraut.
Much cheaper than a pill-diet...and it does work.
Next up...time to take another look at pickled beets.
*sigh*
Thanks
BKMK
Yeah, “long Covid” (snort).
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