L. Plantarum Cured My Eczema | Mr. Heisenbug
I decided to focus on kimchi and sauerkraut, as I consumed them much more frequently than kombucha. And I already knew what the “active ingredient” in these foods would be — fermented vegetables like sauerkraut and kim chi are dominated by the bacterial species Lactobacillus plantarum. In addition to this, I knew that, unlike the commensal bacteria that take up residence in our gut, the primary mechanism of action that exogenous bacteria from fermented foods have in the human body is immune system modulation as they pass through.
And again, eczema is a product of abnormal immune response.
If sauerkraut & kimchi were responsible for the abatement in my eczema, then it was the L. plantarum and its immunomodulating effects.
Well, after multiple flares over the past few months, I finally got around to testing this hypothesis out.
I decided to focus on kimchi and sauerkraut, as I consumed them much more frequently than kombucha. And I already knew what the “active ingredient” in these foods would be — fermented vegetables like sauerkraut and kim chi are dominated by the bacterial species Lactobacillus plantarum. In addition to this, I knew that, unlike the commensal bacteria that take up residence in our gut, the primary mechanism of action that exogenous bacteria from fermented foods have in the human body is immune system modulation as they pass through.
And again, eczema is a product of abnormal immune response.
If sauerkraut & kimchi were responsible for the abatement in my eczema, then it was the L. plantarum and its immunomodulating effects.
Well, after multiple flares over the past few months, I finally got around to testing this hypothesis out.
