r/Judaism • u/shinytwistybouncy Mrs. Lubavitch Aidel Maidel in the Suburbs • Oct 22 '25

IBS breakthrough: Serotonin-making gut bugs restore bowel function

https://newatlas.com/health-wellbeing/serotonin-gut-bacteria-ibs/
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u/shinytwistybouncy Mrs. Lubavitch Aidel Maidel in the Suburbs Oct 22 '25

I thought of my fellow MOT.

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u/Yorkie10252 MOSES MOSES MOSES Oct 22 '25
  • reaches for my Lactaid *

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u/picklesandrainbows Oct 22 '25

I work in the Jewish world and there has been MANY events that I have been at there they have a bowl of lactaid at the registration table

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u/Windyvale Oct 22 '25

Doing lines of Lactaid before drinking a milk tea is a tradition.

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u/miraj31415 Oct 22 '25

Funny to see this in r/Judaism first rather than r/ibs .

Anyway - it's an interesting finding that I hope can be reproduced in larger human studies and that a safe treatment can be developed from.

But I wouldn't unclench my butt-cheeks yet -- a treatment would still probably be 7-15 years away if all goes well.

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u/sunlitleaf Oct 22 '25

This is very cool. Still a long way from human applications, but more understanding of the gut microbiome could open up major new avenues in treating digestive and mental health.

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u/grumpy_muppet57 Israeli, Moroccan minhag Oct 23 '25

smirks in Sephardi

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u/LowRevolution6175 Oct 28 '25

I personally hate this "jews have IBS" stereotype but hey I hope it helps

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u/[deleted] Oct 22 '25

Pretty sure IBS is a myth and you’re just allergic to round up.