{"id":28077,"date":"2018-09-24T14:00:27","date_gmt":"2018-09-24T18:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.medicalnewsbulletin.com\/?p=28077"},"modified":"2018-09-19T15:43:43","modified_gmt":"2018-09-19T19:43:43","slug":"brain-fog-bloating-gas-probiotics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medicalnewsbulletin.com\/brain-fog-bloating-gas-probiotics\/","title":{"rendered":"Brain fog, bloating, and gas: Could probiotics be to blame?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Researchers from Georgia, USA investigated whether excessive consumption of probiotics could trigger bacterial overgrowth, brain fog, bloating, and gas.<\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>Brain fog describes a non-medical condition characterized by mental fatigue. A person experiencing brain fog may feel confused, disorganized, unfocused, or unable to remember things or put their thoughts into words. Severe cases of brain fog can interfere with work, school, or daily activities.<\/p>\n<p>It can be difficult to determine what is causing brain fog. Ruling out possible causes, one-by-one, can help sufferers target how to begin addressing the problem. Stress and lack of sleep can cause mental fatigue. Hormonal changes associated with pregnancy or menopause can also trigger brain fog.\u00a0 Brain fog may also be a side effect of certain medications. For example, \u201cchemo brain\u201d can result after cancer treatments. In addition, patients with medical conditions such as multiple sclerosis, depression, anemia, and dehydration, have also reported experiencing brain fog. Lastly, diet has been shown to play a role in brain fog. For example, some food allergies and food sensitivities have been associated with brain fog.<\/p>\n<h4>What are probiotics?<\/h4>\n<p>The term probiotic is used to refer to foods or supplements that contain live bacteria or yeasts intended to grow so-called \u201cgood bacteria\u201d in the gastrointestinal tract. Probiotics can be very beneficial. For example, eating cultured yogurt each day can help recolonize gut microbiota after taking antibiotics. There is also some evidence that probiotics can promote oral health and prevent allergies and colds.<\/p>\n<h4>Are probiotics good for you?<\/h4>\n<p>However, prior research has also shown that probiotic bacteria can break down sugars in the digestive tract, producing substances like hydrogen and methane gas that lead to bloating.\u00a0 It can also cause the release of D-lactic acid which is temporarily toxic to brain cells. High levels of D-lactic, referred to as lactic acidosis, can interfere with cognition, thought, and sense of time.<\/p>\n<p>In a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41424-018-0030-7\"> recent study published<\/a> in <em>Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology<\/em>, researchers from Augusta, Georgia investigated whether the use of probiotics could be linked to bacterial overgrowth and subsequent high levels of D-lactic acid.<\/p>\n<p>The research team studied 30 patients with severe gas and bloating and 22 patients who reported mental confusion and difficulty concentrating.\u00a0 All were taking probiotics.\u00a0 They found that the movement of food in the gastrointestinal tract was slower in individuals taking probiotics.\u00a0 Bacterial overgrowth and high levels of D-lactic acid were also more common.<\/p>\n<h4>Significant improvement in symptoms<\/h4>\n<p>In order to assess whether lactic acidosis was causing the brain fog, all study subjects were taken off probiotics and given antibiotics to reduce intestinal bacteria levels.\u00a0 After three months of treatment, 70% of patients reported a significant improvement in their symptoms and 85% reported that their brain fog was gone.\u00a0They also reported significant improvement in symptoms such as bloating and cramping within three months.<\/p>\n<p>This was the first study to link probiotic use to brain fog. Lactic acidosis can be diagnosed with breath, urine, or blood tests.\u00a0 If high levels of D-lactic acid are detected, an endoscopy would allow for the examination of the small intestinal fluid to determine bacteria levels and select the best antibiotics for the treatment.<\/p>\n<p>They concluded that although <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicalnewsbulletin.com\/ten-golden-rules-using-probiotics\/\">probiotics may be beneficial<\/a> in some situations, it might be better to consider it as a medication so as to warn against excessive or indiscriminate probiotic consumption.<\/p>\n<p>Written by Debra A. Kellen, PhD<\/p>\n<p>References:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Rao, S. S., Rehman, A., Yu, S., &amp; de Andino, N. M. (2018). Brain fogginess, gas and bloating: a link between SIBO, probiotics and metabolic acidosis.\u00a0<em>Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology<\/em>,\u00a0<em>9<\/em>(6).DOI 10.1038\/s41424-018-0030-7<\/li>\n<li>Brain Fog: 6 Potential Causes [Internet]. Healthline. 2018 [cited 18 September 2018]. Available from: https:\/\/www.healthline.com\/health\/brain-fog#causes<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Researchers from Georgia, USA investigated whether excessive consumption of probiotics could trigger bacterial overgrowth, brain fog, bloating, and gas. Brain fog describes a non-medical condition characterized by mental fatigue. A person experiencing brain fog may feel confused, disorganized, unfocused, or unable to remember things or put their thoughts into words. 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