Optimal Digestion

Managing UC goes beyond the medicine cabinet, but where should you start with lifestyle changes? Alan Moss, MD, Chief Scientific Officer of the @CrohnsColiti...

Drugs taken years—even decades—ago can leave lasting imprints on the gut microbiome, reshaping the community of microbes long after treatment stops. Scientists analyzing over 2,500 Estonian Biobank samples discovered that antibiotics aren’t the only culprits—antidepressants, beta-blockers, and anxiety medications also disrupt gut ecosystems. Some drugs from the same class even have different microbial effects.