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Question: The gut microbiome and mental health - Nature Reviews Microbiology

The gut microbiome and mental health - Nature Reviews Microbiology

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41579-019-0163-z

This study reports a large population cohort study in which the authors correlate microbial taxa with quality of life and the incidence of depression.

As I've been reading about the studies about microbiome differences in people with various mental illnesses, is there any potential for a connection regarding contagion of mental issues? Like if people are around each other for long enough, will their microbiome and therefore their mental state become similar?

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sweBers

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With gut issues, what you eat seems to be The biggest factor. With GERD, one needs to avoid garlic, onion, tomatoes, chocolate, alcohol and sugar as a start. I have seen people with IBS who follow the low FODMAP diet and see relief. I know someone who eats what he wants and laughingly faces the consequences.

AttackBunny

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Already done all that. Fodmap didn’t help me at all either.

I’ve got it down pretty good now, 40 fucking years later, with zero help from the multitude of gastroenterologists I’ve seen, over multiple decades.