COVID-19 can harm the makeup of microbes in the gut, which play a significant role in the body’s immune system and overall health, new research shows.
The vast combination of healthy bacteria, fungi, and viruses that live in our gut – known collectively as the
The findings echo other research that has linked COVID to changes in the body’s microbiome and more severe illness.from the Chinese University of Hong Kong found that microbiomes in the gut can not only become inflamed due to COVID infection, but stay that way even after the patient initially recovers. That means COVID symptoms can remain – or one can become at higher risk for other illnesses, as the immune system can be affected by this problem.develops after infection with the virus.
LaBaer, who was not involved in the new studies, said how microbiome diversity is lost in COVID is not fully understood. But “there is evidence that that gut lining shows signs that resemble inflammatory bowel disease, with shortening of the gut, inflammation, and greater permeability," he said.Since your microbiome is so critical to protecting the body against illness, researchers are trying to answer this question.
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