@Grimhood Because they are and should be conflated. What if the sick rats in the Rat City and their odd behavior is because their opioid system was distorted due to bad diet and poor gut health? Just like we see in the Rat Parks. Much to think about.…
Don't look directly at the microbes, this stresses out the rat. https://t.co/uuink77eMH
@jfdwolff @StatPearls1 Yes. Huge risk factor in the elderly is opiate analgesia. Opiates lead to Microbiome modulation, with increased opiate tolerance thus increased dependence. Also increased presence and clustering of pathogenic bacteria. https://t…
I have strong feelings on those 1950s rat park experiments involving sugar on lab mice. There are some really fascinating changes to gut microbes that occur as a result of morphine, and stress. But lets just pretend these studies are gospel. https://t.…