Summary: Part 2 of a 3 part interview, with Emeran Mayer, MD, PhD on the mind-gut connection. Dr Mayer talks about irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) as an example of a known brain-gut disorder, focusing on the research on dysbiosis—alteration of the gut microbe from healthy individuals—and what it means for the 15% of world population suffering from IBS. He answers the question: is it all in patients' heads? He also discusses the development of the gut microbiome in infants and the influence of [...]
