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You can already take vitamins C and D as well as minerals like zinc andmagnesium To better support yourimmune systembut have you also considered ways to improve yourintestinal health? New research shows that special bacteria residing in your intestines may be to blame for increased CVIV-19 symptoms.

In the new study presented in theBritish medical newspaper publicationIntestineA team of scientists from the Chinese University of Hong Kong suggests that the gastrointestinal tract can play a greater role in our recovery of Covid-19 more than we initially thought. (In touch:Vitamin doctors exhort everyone to take right now.)

After observing blood and stool samples of 100 patients treated in two hospitals, researchers found that the"The composition of the intestinal microbiome has been significantly modified in patients with COVID-19 compared to non-Covid-19 people, which patients had received medications."

Patients whose blood samples have indicated high blood plasmin levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines (and other inflammatory markers) have experienced unwanted symptoms of COVID-19. As these patients fought the virus, researchers noticed a "substantial participation" of the GI tract as the composition of their intestinal microbiota had been modified.

"The associations between the composition of the intestine microbiota, the levels of cytokines and the inflammatory markers in patients with CVIV-19 suggest that the microbiome of the intestine is involved in the magnitude of the severity of COVID-19 possibly via a Modulation of the immune responses of the host ", wrote the authors of the study.

Even more to say,The intestinal microbiota in some patients remained considerably modified for 30 days up to 30 days. A small subset of patients showed what is called dysbiosis intestine micribiota (imbalance) 30 days after recovery, which could explain why some people have prolonged symptoms.

The main to take away here? The study focuses on a potential connection between intestinal bacteria negatively affecting inflammation in the body, which could make the symptoms of COVID worse. In the meantime, with this knowledge, you can work to incorporate moreanti-inflammatory food, such as leafy green vegetables like spinach; healthy nuts like pistachios; And fatty fish like salmon in your daily diet to support your intestine.

And for advice on food to avoid trying to promote a healthy microbiome, be sure to readThe worst food for the health of the intestines.