Here we a have a case report of a lady who has tried a number of disease modifying treatments which were all discountinued due to lack of effect and side effects. They had been drug free for a decade and no MRI lesions but had longstanding gastrointestinal problems including smelly boffs, cramps and continence issues.
As you know, bacteria in the gut is not one of my faves and for the past decade I have kept it at arms length…I immediately saw that following the success of transplanting bacteria to deal with C. difficile and the hysteria created by the scientists that unscrupulous docs would start charging for people to go to pamper school to have their gut bacteria changed and you clean out your gut and then eat SH1 for the cure…Only problem with this view is evidence…it ain’t there but sure enough the scammers were out in strength selling hope and people were greasing the palms of these frauds. My scienfific colleagues have made a career out of studying the microbiome in most different health conditions. I don’t think that studies have been particularly consistent but the open mind says “show me evidence and I may change my sceptical view”. Remember one swallow doesn’t make a summer and anecdote is no antidote for real solid evidence
Bibbò S, De Maio F, Capone F, Quaranta G, Rondinella D, Rosato R, Minelli M, De Lorenzis D, Sanguinetti M, Cammarota G, Di Lazzaro V, Masucci L.Front Immunol. 2025 26;16:1678759. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2025.1678759. eCollection 2025
Source: multiple-sclerosis-research.org