Feeding gut bacteria without considering immune system regulation may lead to increased inflammation. — Whalespan
Feeding gut bacteria without considering immune system regulation may lead to increased inflammation.
⚠ High risk
We can't find evidence that holds up here. Proponents are reasoning from mechanism or analogy rather than direct human data, and the most credible skeptics raise objections we can't dismiss.
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High-risk intervention — consult a physician before acting.Drug-drug interactions, dose-dependence, and screening contraindications apply.
“we shouldn't just indiscriminately feed gut bacteria, but also look to make sure that we're not making the immune system go haywire by by just kind of vacuously throwing fermentable substrate into the gut and expecting that to, you know, have a favorable impact.”