Posted on 09/17/2016 6:07:34 PM PDT by Seizethecarp
“Our work demonstrates that the gut bacterial microbiome in chronic fatigue syndrome patients isn’t normal, perhaps leading to gastrointestinal and inflammatory symptoms in victims of the disease,” said Maureen Hanson, a professor of molecular biology and genetics at Cornell. “Furthermore, our detection of a biological abnormality provides further evidence against the ridiculous concept that the disease is psychological in origin.”
In a study published this month in the journal Microbiome, Cornell University researchers looked at stool and blood samples of 48 people diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome (or more formally, myalgic encephalomyelitis) and at 39 healthy volunteers.
They found two main differences: Through DNA sequencing, they found the stool samples in the patients with the condition had less diversity in bacteria present in the gut and that there were fewer that were anti-inflammatory. The blood samples were also distinct: There were markers of inflammation that the researchers theorized may be due to a "leaky gut from intestinal problems that allow bacteria to enter the blood."
The researchers said that it was unclear whether these were causes or a consequences of the disease, but the discovery, despite the fact that it was only based on a small sample, is important for two reasons.
First, the indicators could be used in the future to help diagnose the condition, as they were present in 83 percent of the patients with chronic fatigue syndrome. Second, it suggests that diet and things like probiotics may be a way to help treat the disease by getting the gut microbiome back in balance.
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Nasty family of disease-causing bacteria there (not what I would call a parasite) including syphilis and Lyme disease, both of which must be excluded during differential diagnosis for ME/CFS.
Many people who thought they had ME/CFS discover they have Lyme disease and can be restored to health to a great extent with antibiotics.
Dr. Lipkin is totally on top of all research into the gut biome (viruses and bacteria) as it relates to ME/CFS, I can assure you!
Why is it that you rely on only one authority when it comes to the topic of parasites and health? There are dozens and dozens of PhDs working for decades on this area, that is what I would call “extensive research”.
It is only recently that folks are making the connection between unexplainable chronic fatigue and systemic parasite infestation and impaired immunity. Rather that say parasites are a “cause” of CFS it might be more accurate to say they are a definite factor that many medical practitioners overlook.
If you have time, look at the testimonials on the HumaWorm website. Long time sufferers of CFS are finding that the one area they did not address turns out to be the breakthrough that they have been looking for. It is not to say that changing diet, lifestyle, and other layers are not important, rather, taken all together they form a comprehensive integrative approach to fixing the problem.
Bookmarked.
At first when I saw your reply I said Oh no, not another colon cleanse, but because that was a scam a decade ago, but looking at the HumaWorm site, which is rated “not a scam” by one rating site it seems to be worth a look.
Thanks for the tip.
I am being treated by the NOVA Neuroimmune Clinic and they do state-of-the-art medicine including checking the gut for any sort of parasite in their local patient population (I am remote) so I don’t think HumaWorm would be typical of ME/CFS patients as a class, but it is worth checking out to be sure.
Until a specifig marker is found, ME/CFS is a diagnosis of EXCLUSION and all other causes must be excluded until you are left with ME/CFS.
Dr. Nicholas Gonzalez has some pretty good explanations of why they work on Youtube.
Thanks for the info. I’ll look into that, too.
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