One study has shown that your bowel health can affect everything from your mood to your immune system, but it can also be the cause of your poor sleep.
Special types of intestinal bacteria have been associated with the risk of insomnia, while insomnia itself is abundant in some specific bugs in the intestine.
Insomnia, which means that a person has trouble falling and sleeping, affects about one -third of adults in the UK. According to the NHS, it can be caused by anxiety, noise, alcohol, caffeine or shift work.
Numerous studies have examined the effects of intestinal microbium on different sleep properties, but it is not yet clear how different gut bacteria may affect the risk of insomnia.
This study, published in the journal General PsychiatryThe data used for 386.533 people with insomnia from a previous study, intestinal microbiome data for 18,340 people of myybogen alliance and 8.208 people from the Dutch microbiome project with 71 bacterial groups.
Their analysis showed the relationship between specific intestinal microbes and insomnia.
In general, a total of 14 groups of bacteria were accompanied by insomnia and eight groups showed a negative relationship.
Self -insomnia was reduced by between 43 and 79 percent in the frequency of seven groups of bacteria and 65 percent to more than four times more than the other 12 groups.
The researchers found that the Odoribacter class of bacteria, in particular, is significantly at risk of insomnia.
These bacteria are involved in the production of short -chain fatty acids such as buttrate, which can help maintain a healthy intestine.
However, there are restrictions on study. Researchers point out that all the participants in this study were European descent, so the results may not be widely used because microbiomas are different between different ethnicities and geography.
Diet and lifestyle – which affects the microbium – are also not considered. Although bacteria are associated with insomnia, these bacteria may be formed by dietary habits, stress and environment.
The authors of the study said: “In general, the effects of insomnia on intestinal microbiota, and vice versa, show a complex bilateral relationship including immune regulation, inflammatory response, neurotransmitters, and other molecular and cellular pathways.”
The authors conclude: “Our study provides initial evidence that supports the causal effect between insomnia and intestinal microbiota, providing a valuable insight into the future development of microbiome inspired health programs for insomnia.”
These therapeutic programs may include the use of probiotics, prebiotics, or stool microbiotic transplantation.
