ScienceAlert : declared in Another study just linked chronic fatigue syndrome to gut bacteria

A new study has shown that people with chronic fatigue syndrome have abnormal levels of specific gut bacteria - providing even more evidence that the condition isn't "just in a person's head". The strains were:FaecalibacteriumRoseburiaDoreaCoprococcusClostridiumRuminococcusCoprobacillusThere were also specific changes seen in the gut bacteria of those who had chronic fatigue syndrome with IBS, and those who didn't have IBS. "By identifying the specific bacteria involved, we are one step closer to more accurate diagnosis and targeted therapies," added lead researcher Ian Lipkin. The team followed 50 ME/CFS patients and 50 healthy controls, who had been carefully matched. The study adds to research from last year, which showed that up to 80 percent of patients with ME/CFS could be accurately diagnosed by looking at their gut bacteria.

Gut bacteria linked to chronic fatigue

Chronic fatigue syndrome has been linked to changes in the gut's bacteria in the latest research showing that the condition once derided as "yuppie flu" has real physiological effects. In the new study the researchers investigated the link between the two, showing that there were clear gut bacteria changes associated with CFS, a debilitating condition that leaves people extremely tired for much of their lives. People suffering from CFS, also known as ME, often also have irritable bowel syndrome. The scientists involved said that they were hopeful the work could lead to treatments for at least some of those suffering from the condition. Despite affecting an estimated 250,000 people in Britain, its causes and mechanism are poorly understood.


The study is among the first to disentangle imbalances in the gut bacteria in individuals with ME/CFS and IBS. Scientists at the Center for Infection and Immunity (CII) at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health have discovered abnormal levels of specific gut bacteria related to chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis, or ME/CFS, in patients with and without concurrent irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS. Up to 90 percent of ME/CFS patients also have IBS. "By identifying the specific bacteria involved, we are one step closer to more accurate diagnosis and targeted therapies." The researchers followed 50 patients and 50 matched healthy controls recruited at four ME/CFS clinical sites.


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