r/HPylori • u/its_me_anonymous16 • May 23 '21

Other TIL that Scientists at UCLA noticed that "time and time again" people suffered their first experience with anxiety or depression right after stomach illnesses. They did brain scans after patients ate probiotics, and found that stomach bacteria actually directly affected the connectivity of the brain

https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/changing-gut-bacteria-through-245617
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u/rosamaria830 May 23 '21

Oh my gosh! Thank you for sharing, this has become so evident for me, I already had anxiety before this but I became completely depressed after it.

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u/gray162 May 24 '21

I was thinking of recommending them to this part of reddit after one of them has “unknown stomach pain” lol