An Update On Dianna's Health

Please feed her a diet for her microbiome. A loss of diversity of microbes has shown to be the underlying cause of inflammatory conditions, which is precisely what she is experiencing.

The microbiome can recover quickly but she needs foods rich in bacteria, prebiotics, probiotics. Fermented foods are one example of foods rich in the bacteria she needs. Diversity is the key.

Read the book Fiber Fueled for an excellent explanation of what is required, including foods to eat.

Please read the studies. The science is new, and doctors will not likely prescribe what she needs. There are studies on long Covid and the microbiome. Don't take my word for it.

Here's an excerpt:
Of particular note, Williams team found that people with ME/CFS had abnormally low levels of several bacterial species, including Faecalibacterium prausnitzii (F. prausnitzii) and Eubacterium rectale. Both bacteria ferment non-digestible dietary fiber in the GI tract to produce a nutrient called butyrate. Intriguingly, Oh’s team also uncovered changes in several butyrate-producing microbial species, including F. prausnitzii.

Further detailed analyses in the Williams lab confirmed that the observed reduction in these bacteria was associated with reduced butyrate production in people with ME/CFS. That’s of special interest because butyrate serves as a primary energy source for cells that line the gut. Butyrate provides those cells with up to 70 percent of the energy they need, while supporting gut immunity.