Probiotic in emotional symptoms of CFS

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Gut Pathog. 2009 Mar 19;1(1):6.

 

 

A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot study of a probiotic

in emotional symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome.

 

 

Rao AV, Bested AC, Beaulne TM, Katzman MA, Iorio C, Berardi JM, Logan AC.

 

 

Integrative Care Centre of Toronto, 3600 Ellesmere Road, Unit 4, Toronto,

Ontario M1C 4Y8, Canada. _aclnd_ (aclnd) .

 

 

 

 

ABSTRACT:

 

Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is complex illness of unknown etiology.

Among the broad range of symptoms, many patients report disturbances in the

emotional realm, the most frequent of which is anxiety.

 

Research shows that patients with CFS and other so-called functional

somatic disorders have alterations in the intestinal microbial flora.

 

Emerging studies have suggested that pathogenic and non-pathogenic gut

bacteria might influence mood-related symptoms and even behavior in animals

and humans.

 

In this pilot study, 39 CFS patients were randomized to receive either 24

billion colony forming units of Lactobacillus casei strain Shirota (LcS)

or a placebo daily for two months.

 

Patients provided stool samples and completed the Beck Depression and

Beck Anxiety Inventories before and after the intervention.

 

We found a significant rise in both Lactobacillus and Bifidobacteria in

those taking the LcS, and there was also a significant decrease in anxiety

symptoms among those taking the probiotic vs controls (p = 0.01).

 

These results lend further support to the presence of a gut-brain

interface, one that may be mediated by microbes that reside or pass through

the

intestinal tract.

 

 

 

PMID: 19338686 [PubMed - in process]

 

PMCID: PMC2664325

 

 

 

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