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   Is Your Gut Bacteria Wearing You Out?   
   Gut bacteria has been linked to chronic fatigue syndrome, Cornell study finds.   
      
      
   September 23, 2016  Author: Emma Fortel   
   Chronic fatigue syndrome has puzzled physicians for decades. New research   
   suggests an unlikely culprit may be causing chronic fatigue—the gut.   
      
   According to a press release issued by Cornell University, researchers have   
   identified biological markers for chronic fatigue syndrome in gut bacteria and   
   inflammatory microbial agents in the blood.   
      
   Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a debilitating disorder characterized by   
   intense fatigue that doesn’t go away with rest, according to the Centers for   
   Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In addition to fatigue, CFS can cause   
   muscle pain, impaired    
   memory and insomnia. There are no known causes for CFS and no tests for   
   doctors to diagnose CFS.   
      
   This study is the first to identify biological markers for CFS. In an   
   unprecedented study, the research team was able to correctly diagnose chronic   
   fatigue syndrome in 83 percent of patients using stool samples and blood work.   
      
   The Cornell University research team’s noninvasive diagnosis represents a   
   major step forward in understanding the cause of CFS. It also provides   
   evidence against the once popular idea that CFS may be psychological.   
      
   "Our work demonstrates that the gut bacterial microbiome in chronic fatigue   
   syndrome patients isn't normal, perhaps leading to gastrointestinal and   
   inflammatory symptoms in victims of the disease," senior author Maureen Hanson   
   said in the press release.   
      
   Hanson is the Liberty Hyde Bailey Professor in the Department of Molecular   
   Biology and Genetics at Cornell.   
      
   To conduct the study, researchers recruited 48 people diagnosed with CFS and   
   39 healthy controls who provided stool and blood samples. The researchers then   
   identified different types of bacteria using sequenced regions of microbial   
   DNA from the stool    
   samples.   
      
   According to the press release, the team found the diversity in types of   
   bacteria was greatly reduced and there were fewer anti-inflammatory bacterial   
   species in CFS patients compared to healthy participants. They also discovered   
   specific markers of    
   inflammation in the blood, which could allow bacteria to enter the blood and   
   trigger an immune response that could allow symptoms to worsen.   
      
   Further research is needed to understand which came first—the altered   
   microbiome or CFS. According to Dr. Ludovic Giloteaux, a postdoctoral   
   researcher and first author of the study, the researchers found no evidence to   
   distinguish whether the altered    
   gut microbiome is a cause or consequence of CFS.   
      
   This study was published June 23 in the journal Microbiome.   
      
   It was funded by the National Institutes of Health. The authors disclosed no   
   conflicts of interest.   
      
   Gastrointestinal   
   Celiac Disease   
   Crohns Disease   
   Healthy Eating and Diet   
   Citations:   
   "Microbiota and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome"   
   Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, "Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Causes"   
   BioMedical Journal, "Gastric emtying is slow in chronic fatigue syndrome"   
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