Anikó Kárász Dr.

Abstract

Since Hippocrates’ time it a well-known fact that our digestion plays an important role in our general health. „All diseases begin in our bowels.”

A few years ago specialists’ attention was drawn to the fact that in the event of certain diseases, significant improvement may be achieved in the patient’s state of health by changes of the intestinal flora. 

More and more research indicate that bacteria in the intestinal flora may have a role in regulating the maintenance of the organism’s immune and energy upkeep, and in the development of certain diseases, such as allergies, asthma, obesity, autoimmune diseases, diabetes, depression, schizophrenia etc.

Animals born and bred in sterile conditions behave differently until some sort of pathogen „takes up residence” in their  bowel system. Once the pathogen settles, the animals’ behaviour, pain- and stress threshold, the equilibrium of the brain’s neurotransmitters change. There are several factors that alter the composition of microbiom, such as antibiotics, stress, centre of infections….

It is not accidental that the microbiom-bowel-brain axis has found its way into the centre of research in the last 5-10 years.