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I recall there's a thing where those that undergo major gut surgery, which would disturb the gut biome, have a much higher chance of falling into substance use
by tyingq 4y ago
I recall there's a thing where those that undergo major gut surgery, which would disturb the gut biome, have a much higher chance of falling into substance use disorders afterwards.
Though a lot of gut surgery would be for bariatric weight loss, so there could be many other drivers for that correlation.
- jmole 4y agoYou could look at appendectomies, seen more often in younger people for no apparent cause. Granted, these days the surgery is much less invasive.
- tyingq 4y agoYep, also various surgeries for stomach and esophageal cancers, etc.
- wrycoder 4y agoI’ve wondered whether a colonoscopy (prep for which which completely empties the gut through the use of heavy laxatives) could strongly affect your gut biome.