MS and mest

[Goldenghost]

Study shows potential link between eating meat and multiple sclerosis development - Gut Health News
https://www.gutnews.com/eating-meat-mul ... erosis-ms/

[QubitBob]

Thank you for posting this. This is just more evidence that diet can play a role in MS for some people. Over the last 10 or so years, I have seen other research studies which found that people with MS have different bacterial species in their gut microbiome than healthy people. For a really fascinating anecdote, check out the story at this link: https://tinyurl.com/mryy9h73 . (Scroll down for the transcript.) This is a story from the Public Radio program, Freakonomics Radio. This particular story was entitled, The Power of Poop. It tells the story of William Costopoulos, from Australia, who seemingly was cured of MS by receiving a FMT (a fecal microbiota transplant, otherwise known as a poop transplant).

We also know there are many stories of individuals who have reversed MS by adopting a WFPB diet. There are a number of such stories in the Testimonials section on this Web site. I always like to refer people to the story of Dr. Saray Stancic (link here: https://tinyurl.com/2p835vcu ) who developed MS during her third year of medical residency; she was able to reverse her disease eight years later when she adopted a WFPB diet. Eventually she healed to the point where she was able to run a marathon!

[QubitBob]

There has been a major advance in research into the cause of MS--a strong association has been found between MS and infection with the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). See this fantastic article in the journal Nature (https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-00808-x ).

I wonder how this ties in with the fact that changing to a WFPB diet has helped many people with MS? There are many possibilities. Maybe infection with EBV accounts for only some of the MS cases, while diet plays the central role in others. We know that those who eat a diet high in fiber have a different gut microbiome than those who don't, and this beneficial gut microbiome regulates the immune system, keeping it from becoming overreactive and causing autoimmune disorders. I feel this plays an important role in many MS cases, no matter what secondary factors (like genetics or EBV) may be involved.