Anxiety might be alleviated by regulating gut bacteria

Considering SSRIs are prescribed for IBS (the gut has a lot of serotonin in it) and anxiety disorders (the brain also uses serotonin), I could see this being related.

Re: Anxiety might be alleviated by regulating gut bacteria

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Post by wolco » Mon, May 27, 2019, 2:01 AM UTC

rhester wrote: post #4

FluffyKitty wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I can add another anecdata point for that one.

say more - suggestions welcome - acendata based on supplements or diet?

I would be interested to hear what has worked / not worked.

As someone who distroyed his microbiome with antibiotics and spent the last year and a half trying to rebuild.

Probiotics can work by changing acid levels/etc not by populating that specific strain. Prebiotics give you the biggest bang.

Diarrhea seems to bring anxiety. Constipation depression.

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Post by confidantlake » Mon, May 27, 2019, 3:30 AM UTC

The article mention non-probiotic methods are more effective. I could not find what these were beyond "diet". Anyone have an idea?

Re: Anxiety might be alleviated by regulating gut bacteria

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Post by FluffyKitty » Mon, May 27, 2019, 4:22 AM UTC

rhester wrote: post #4

FluffyKitty wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I can add another anecdata point for that one.

say more - suggestions welcome - acendata based on supplements or diet?

For me personally, anxiety would cause me to have gut issues (i.e. bloating, feeling sick, diarrhea, etc). After a while, the reverse started happening too, things like feeling bloated triggered my anxiety.

Just changing me diet to include a lot more fibre and cutting back a lot of processed carbs helped reduce the stomach problems which resulted in less anxiety.

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Post by salex89 » Mon, May 27, 2019, 7:29 AM UTC

FluffyKitty wrote: post #9

rhester wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

say more - suggestions welcome - acendata based on supplements or diet?

For me personally, anxiety would cause me to have gut issues (i.e. bloating, feeling sick, diarrhea, etc). After a while, the reverse started happening too, things like feeling bloated triggered my anxiety. Just changing me diet to include a lot more fibre and cutting back a lot of processed carbs helped reduce the stomach problems which resulted in less anxiety.

This! I had the same issues during high school. First it started with unnerving belly issues, bloating and so on. It turned out to be some virus, what the doctor concluded. It just took me to recover a bit, it stopped gradually. But that really impacted my self-esteem, all the noises my stomach made and the constant thinking how will it be today, and a few episodes of severe lightheadedness. I started getting psychosomatic symptoms after everything cleared, when I would start thinking of it, basically the reverse.

Today I have some residues, I think. Bursts of hypochondria here and there, psychotherapy helps me keep it under control. Although a lot more things went into developing that one :-)