Missing beneficial bacteria in infant guts linked to rising asthma and allergy cases

Medical Xpress / Communications Biology ^ | July 4, 2025 | Sanjukta Mondal / John B. Jarman et al

[metmom]

Colostrum also coats and helps seal the infant’s digestive tract which helps down the road.

The sad part is, people like me who were born in the better living through chemistry/formula is better than breast milk era and were never breastfed.

And there’s no going back to undo the damage.

I wonder if I’m be having the struggles with my diet I’m experiencing if I had the benefit of being breastfed.

Realizing that is why I chose to breastfeed all my kids.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

I was lucky enough to have been breastfed. I understand how it must sting for you not having a choice in that decision in your case. Thank goodness for your kids that they have a sensible loving mom!

[metmom]

Time will tell how much it helps them.

But likely, I won’t be around by that time to find out.

They’re nowhere near the age I was when I started having problems and the problems didn’t become as bad as they are until I was quite bit older.

My life expectancy simply doesn’t allow me to live long enough to find out, my health issues notwithstanding.

However, I hold no bitterness towards my mom for her decision. She did what she thought was best for me. If there’s any blame, it’s laid directly at the feet of the medical establishment, which has added a plethora more of reasons to not trust it.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

Exactly. Our moms always did what they thought was best for us. It makes me cringe to hear some grown people tear into their mothers.