Probiotics not always beneficial and may cause brain fogginess and severe bloating

While current research is finding that modulating our gut microbiome through probiotics can have a number of positive health outcomes, a new study is suggesting for some people probiotics can have a dark side. The new research, from the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, reports a connection between symptoms associated with brain fogginess, including poor short-term memory and difficulty concentrating, and a particular bacterial overgrowth in the small intestine resulting from probiotic consumption.

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Category: Health & Wellbeing

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• Bacteria
• Brain
• Memory
• Microbiome
• Probiotic

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