From my basic understanding of gut science, the bacteria that do the actual digestion for you grow and multiply based on what you eat. So if you’re a professional athlete and you eat a diet tailored for performance you’ll have more bacteria for digesting protein and carbohydrates. If you’re a normal schlub like us you’ll have a mix of stuff depending on what you tend to eat.
You cam shift your gut flora but it takes years and years of work to do but fecal transplants basically put a whole package of the bacteria you want directly into your gut kick starting that shift if you’re feeding them the stuff that they want.
I’ve read about this sort of thing for trying to cure various gastro-intestinal conditions like crohns but not specifically for performance gains. Sounds possibly legit but as with all “miracle treatments” potentially complete bullshit magic beans.
My gut flora watching the 16th fun sized Snickers bar in 2 hrs come sliding down the pipeline
I should sell my shit. I don’t gain weight regardless of how much I eat. Anyone want to try some?
Yes. Please mail it to 1600 Pensilvania Ave, Washington DC
Looks like a big house. How about a million couric’s worth for everyone there?
I was like that until I discovered i had coeliac disease in my mid 30s. Once I stopped eating gluten and my gut repaired, I put on weight and had to start paying attention to what I eat like a normal person. Enjoy your superpower while it lasts.
Uh oh… I have all those symptoms
Get checked. Celiac is very dangerous if not accommodated for
Pretty sure I don’t have that as my diet is already mostly gluten free. Or should I get it checked out? My dad’s side of the family is also all skinny
You might just be an ectomorph, that’s hereditary. Iirc it’s caused by a fast metabolism, whatever that means
Ectomorph? Can I shape shift?
Years and years is an edge case. Within a year or so you’ll notice the changes. Changes I’ve personally experienced include cutting out sugar and substitutes and completely losing my sweet tooth within a few months, and quitting meat and after about a year I could tell whenever I accidentally eat it from the gastrointestinal discomfort.
The thing is you gotta commit to it.
I suppose “bullshit magic beans” means we can eat grass now?
No, because our stomachs still do most of the work. It just makes it easier for the fuy fauna to access other nutrients.
If you don’t want to eat shit, try eating fermented food, especially stuff you ferment yourself. Kimchi, sauerkraut, fermented pickles…all good for refreshing your gut biome.
I thought eating healthier specimens’ poop was what rodents did. The last time I checked, humans weren’t classified as rodents 😂
Guy furiously taking notes in the middle
TIL: I’d rather not crush it at the gym
Literal shitpost.
Enshitification
The spice melange
Fecal transplanting is actually a legitimate medical treatment.
indeed …and yet!
“eat shit”
True, but surely it doesn’t work the way South Park joked about.
I would like to buy your shit, please.
You almost gave me a heart attack. I thought this was an ad placed in Lemmy.
You scared the shit out of me.
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Why do I have the urge to go to the gym?
…I would try it. My gut biome is shot.
Years of drinking destroyed mine, and it’s all my fault. I would also try it.
Same. There was no other way! 🥂
South Park was on point with this episode
Ok, but like… Couldn’t they isolate and identify the bacteria strains and then make them fresh? Maybe 2 or 3 generations removed from direct poop? And like wash your hands between handling the poop and making the pill? Or does that defeat the purpose?
The first part is not feasible, since the microbiome has thousands, if not tens of thousands, of distinct species, we aren’t at a point where we could individually isolate, analyse, and reproduce all of these strains successfully.
Ugh, fine, I’ll eat the poop I guess.
Goodish news… You wouldn’t be eating the poop. It’d be thrown in a blender until it reached an enema appropriate viscosity.
