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DiscrepencyDestroyer t1_j7q101l wrote

Reply to comment by rjmsci in A new study has explored changes to the gut microbiome in people with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). The study identified that people who were diagnosed with the condition less than four years previously have altered proportions of certain microbiota species. by rjmsci

Is it easy to get tested for this because I think I need too...

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kalaid0s t1_j7q3vej wrote

Stool test. There are ones you can send in by mail

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DiscrepencyDestroyer t1_j7q44yy wrote

Thank you I'm sorry for pawning the question off like this. I probably could have done the research. Just nice to hear from someone who already knows

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Potential_Limit_9123 t1_j7qknz0 wrote

Don't get too excited. There are many problems with those, including if you test from 2 different locations you get 2 results; test from same location but send to 2 companies, you get 2 results; the actual biome may not be the same as your results.

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kalaid0s t1_j7tx7gz wrote

I advice you see an internist regarding your issues and they can then give you instructions which test is best to take, as there are a lot of different markers you can test for.

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AntiTas t1_j7tdwug wrote

or just assume the gut flora is problematic and serve up people a course of poo transplants and conducive dietary changes.

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