Anorexia and bulimia will be treated with antibiotics

Possibly, in the future eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia are treated with antibiotics. French scientists found the bacteria in the gut, which It affects a person's appetite.

Treatment of eating disorders

Researchers from the University of Rouen in France, led by Dr. Sergei Fetisov discovered bacteria gastrointestinal tract, which do not give the body regulate processes hunger and satiety. Theoretically, this discovery can be used Antibiotics Food treatment disorders . These drugs will be able to destroy the bacteria that give patients the opportunity to restore your appetite.

Until recently, medicine at the treatment of eating disorders   It was It focuses only on troubleshooting psychological reasons anorexia and bulimia . The new approach promises higher effectiveness of the treatment, if it turns out that bacteria do cause malnutrition. With severe eating disorders face 5% of women and men 2%, and from less severe feeding problems affecting up to 20% population.

However, to say that anorexia and bulimia   called only Bacteria can not, according to the authors of the study. In the development of these eating disorders exerts its influence is equally as psychological, and genetic factors. The validity of his theory of French scientists We demonstrated in mice that showed high efficiency.

It is assumed that the experiments on people suffering from anorexia and bulimia may begin as soon as possible time. This opens up the prospect of treating eating disorders unit rate antibiotics, which will fully restore normal appetite. (READ MORE)

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