Probiotic painkiller: A new study has found that certain gut bacteria produce GABA which combines with lipoproteins to act as a potent painkiller

There has been a new study that has found that certain gut bacteria produce something called GABA, which actually combines with lipoproteins in order to act as a very potent painkiller. We may think that our bodies have been explored and we know everything about them, but that is not true. There are still new things we are discovering about our bodies. There are probiotic bacteria living in your gut that can help treat irritable bowel syndrome.

Key Takeaways:

• …probiotic Escherichia coli Nissle 1917 produces a neurotransmitter (GABA) that reduces discomfort by a significant degree
• When bound in a lipopeptide, [GABA] can cross the wall, then bind to a receptor to reduce the activation of pain via the sensory neurons.
• …lipopeptide may also address stomach pain caused by eating too much capsaicin

“Scientists were able to discover that a probiotic bacteria living in your intestinal microbiota (the microorganisms living in your gut) can be used to treat pain caused by irritable bowel syndrome.”

Read more: https://www.naturalnews.com/2017-12-06-probiotic-painkiller-a-new-study-has-found-that-certain-gut-bacteria-produce-gaba-which-combines-with-lipoproteins-to-act-as-a-potent-painkiller.html