Specific Gut Infection Boosts Risk of Alzheimer's Dx, get tested! If positive, get treated!
Canadian researcher’s found that aging folks infected with a common bacteria, a gut bug called Helicobacter pylori or H. pylori for short, had greater odds for developing Alzheimer's, the most common type of cognitive decline.
This is the gut bug now thought to cause most cases of stomach ulcers. So if you have suffered with ulcers, especially take note!
This gut bug can cause mal-digestive symptoms like bloat, gas, food not sitting well with you and fatigue after eating.
But many folks can have H. pylori infections without realizing it.
This is important as this gut infection is being linked to a significant increased risk of getting the worst cognitive disease, Alzheimer’s disease or dx.
Dementia numbers are expected to triple in the next 40 years.