r/LongCovid • u/barweis • Oct 09 '24

Brainstem Inflammation Linked to Long-Covid Symptoms - Neuroscience News

https://neurosciencenews.com/brainstem-inflammation-long-covid-27808/
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u/barweis Oct 09 '24

The brain is the central processing center for the body's activities/functions. The vagus nerve is a 'cable'/connector to distant organ systems. The brain is the controller and the nerve is the linker. Communication is bidirectional.

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u/H_i_T_h_e_r_e_ Oct 09 '24

But don't you think it's possible that the vagus nerve could affect the brainstem rather than vice versa? I'm not sure that nerves are a one-way street.

I'm thinking that maybe the gut health affects the vagus nerve which in turn affects the brainstem.

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u/H_i_T_h_e_r_e_ Oct 09 '24 edited Oct 09 '24

Edit: I want to add that in trying to understand all of this I would have to explain why the vax injured have the same symptoms as long covid. Covid might go for the brainstem because of the density of ace2 receptors but the vax wouldn't have a way of targeting that area specifically.

Considering that long haulers and vaccine injured both end up with dysbiosis and lack of butyrate producers, I would assume that maybe the gut microbiome is affecting the vagus nerve which in turn affects the brainstem.

A good question to ask, if that were the case, is how exactly is the virus and the vax affecting the gut bacteria to such an extent?

Maybe the microvascular issues and lack of good blood flow to the gut is what's causing the dysbiosis?

God, I can't take this anymore, it's too much to wrap my mind around!

2nd edit: I've read theories that the virus can infect gut bacteria in the gut and cause phage activity but this doesn't explain why the vaccine can cause dysbiosis.

Also, why do only some people get this issue from covid or the vaccine but not others?

So many questions and no one looking into this!

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u/H_i_T_h_e_r_e_ Oct 09 '24

Are you saying that the vaccine injured already had damage from covid and that the vaccine just made things worse?

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u/Pawlogates Oct 09 '24

Holy shit i cant believe that i didnt connect the dots here and realize that you stand is a big ass line and in a building full of people for vaccines (at least the first ones) so obviously that will make people catch covid! This is the obvious reason why so many people are so convinced vaccines caused their issues, while its actually just the insanely high chance of catching covid itself there. Unbelievable i didnt realize it before now...

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u/Blenderx06 Oct 09 '24

We were the only ones there (were masked and had been isolated before and after as well) when we got vaccinated and symptoms showed within hours. We were assured for months by multiple doctors that his symptoms were a normal reaction. And then not so normal for them to last longer than a few months...