Probiotics for IBS, Anxiety and Depression?
Dear Friends,
Can chronic stress be a causative factor that brings on IBS? And, at the same time, does IBS cause anxiety and depression?
Can certain probiotic dosing help ameliorate both conditions?
Three important questions that Ait-Belgnaoui et al. (2014) asked in their research, “Probiotic gut effect prevents the chronic psychological stress-induced brain activity abnormality in mice.”
The researchers make a strong claim that their study demonstrates a connection between certain probiotics supplementation and the reduction of markers of stress, anxiety, and IBS. Stress affects the gut, and the gut affects the brain, and vice versa: it is bi-directional.
Their claim is that Lactobacillus helveticus and Bifidobacterium longum given orally can help ameliorate chronic stress-induced abnormal brain plasticity, reduction in neurogenes, and increase in stress hormone.
Their findings highlight the important role of bacteria in the bi-directional communication of the gut-brain axis and suggest that probiotic treament may prove to be a useful therapeutic alternative in stress-related disorders such as anxiety and depression.
Ait-Belgnaoui et al. (2014). Probiotic gut effect prevents the chronic psychological stress-induced brain activity abnormality in mice. Neurogastroenterol Motil, 26, 510-520.
Sincerely yours,
Seann Bardell
BioImmersion.com
Clinical Note:
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