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Probiotics may help some with chronic fatigue
Saturday 7 March 2009
Reuters reports on a small but potentially helpful study investigating for health benefits of probiotics for people ME/CFS:
“Supplements containing "good" bacteria can help some people with chronic fatigue syndrome feel better, but they may make others feel worse, report Swedish researchers who conducted a small study.”
The report later goes on to say:
“Given that there is a close connection between the gut and the immune system, as well as the central nervous system, [Dr. Birgitta] Evengard [of the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm] and her colleagues decided to test whether probiotics -- which can restore the normal balance of bacteria in the digestive system -- might help patients with chronic fatigue syndrome.”
The full article is here:
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