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Taking antibiotics might help reduce autoimmune symptoms in animals with lupus or type 1 diabetes by wiping out gut bacteria that seem to be triggering the immune system.
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Leaky Gut As a Danger Signal for Autoimmune Diseases
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2017The study says antibiotics can help reduce harmful gut bacteria that make the gut 'leaky' and trigger autoimmune problems, which supports the idea that treating gut bacteria might help with autoimmune diseases.
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