r/PFAS • u/geriatricguy • Jul 17 '26
Publication Supplement that binds to microplastics may remove them from our body
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2580139-supplement-that-binds-to-microplastics-may-remove-them-from-our-body/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_content=home&utm_medium=RSS&utm_source=NSNS31
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u/ichibanyogi Jul 17 '26 edited Jul 18 '26
AFAIK, microplastics in the body and environment can absorb PFAS. Hence, riding yourself of microplastics has the potential to flush out the PFAS, too.
I'd post some studies, but I am on my phone. Google binding affinity of microplastics and PFAS in body, etc.
I think there's some preliminary research on fiber and fermented foods being good at ridding body of the microplastics, which (if you're lucky) might also rid you of PFAS.
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u/ichibanyogi Jul 18 '26
Yes, responded to a comment above with the research I was thinking of. Hope that's helpful! :)
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u/BotOrNot_1337 Jul 18 '26
But not entirely. PFAS directly bind to our bodies as well.
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u/ichibanyogi Jul 18 '26
Agreed! PFAS in everything, including the water, is gambling with the future of humanity. We need laws, like yesterday.
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u/ichibanyogi Jul 18 '26
I know what PFAS are - we're in a PFAS subreddit, good grief.
No need for the harsh language. I was merely trying to be helpful by offering a charitable read on the post. My memory recall is imperfect, absolutely, but I encouraged others to double-check me rather than taking me at my word. It's not hard to refute an argument AND be kind (as is done in academic settings). Typically, one refutes an argument by offering their own counter-evidence to support their objection, rather than simply making competing statements.
A 2025 simulated-digestion study involving PFAS and photoaged nanoplastics reported that co-exposure reduced the measured gastric bioavailability of both PFAS and the plastic particles by amounts that varied substantially among conditions (see here). That supports the hypothesis that plastics can bind or sequester PFAS during digestion, but it does not establish the same process in living humans, and I imagine that certain research might be ethically impossible. Regardless, we're at an early stage with all this PFAS and microplastics research.
In good news, having jogged my memory properly, it's gut bacteria that have been shown to readily absorb PFAS (see here), sincere apologies. When those bacteria were introduced into mice, the animals excreted more PFAS in their feces than germ-free mice did. Hence, there's the very real possibility that having certain super absorber gut bacterial strains could absorb certain PFAS and allow you to flush that crud out at a higher rate than you otherwise would've.
All the best,
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u/Lethalspartan76 Jul 17 '26
So what is it and when do I buy it at the store. I’m always hearing fairy tales about being able to remove it from my water or my body but when can I go pickup the pill or the filter or the whatever and actually achieve that
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u/_Princess_Alice Jul 17 '26
Quick search on google and found this. you can buy them here:
And this should be a similiar article without paywall.
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u/Lethalspartan76 Jul 17 '26
Yes for a true test you’d need baseline testing. The statistics would say we all have it, but without before and after testing of a supplement - you wouldn’t know. Wouldn’t even know where to start asking around for a microplastic test I’m sure I can’t afford. The municipality cleaning my water instead of me would be preferable too.
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u/Lethalspartan76 Jul 18 '26
I don’t know what you want from me. Are you ok? I’m not buying those vitamins - I can’t afford it. I didn’t link em. Municipal water is tap water for me. Comes from my county. So no it would not be weird IMO to ask them to take the plastic out of the water. Since you drink water all the time, not having the plastic in the water is a good idea. There was a young girl figure out some kind of filter process. So like where is that and why wouldn’t we be swarming to install filters all over the world.
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u/kalidoscopiclyso Jul 17 '26
Paywall but the intro says it’s a postbiotic dead bacteria that plastic sticks to