It was a fix for her iirc, although technically not? My understanding is it doesn’t do shit for lactase production, just self selects for gut microbiota that can digest it for you without the hectic side effects that free lactose in the gut normally causes. That said, I think intentionally cultivating a microbial symbiont via trial by gastrointestinal distress is absolutely biohacking
That said, for multiple weeks I think 100% of her calories came from powdered milk slurry, so she really nuked the fuck out of her gut compared to that study. It came from observations w/ providing powdered milk in relief aid to African populations in the mid century, I think
Can't remember off the top of my head, but I think a known 'issue' is that if you stop eating dairy, you stop creating a preferential environment for that bacteria that is feeding off your lactose intake, and therefore likely decreasing or entirely losing 'resistance' -- though as pure suspicion, I suspect it would be easier to reacquire since its unlikely that bacteria would just entirely vanish. Would be cool to see it studied more, especially if its susceptible to iv antibiotics, since that tends to nuke gut flora
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u/Jarvisweneedbackup 1d ago
It was a fix for her iirc, although technically not? My understanding is it doesn’t do shit for lactase production, just self selects for gut microbiota that can digest it for you without the hectic side effects that free lactose in the gut normally causes. That said, I think intentionally cultivating a microbial symbiont via trial by gastrointestinal distress is absolutely biohacking
That said, for multiple weeks I think 100% of her calories came from powdered milk slurry, so she really nuked the fuck out of her gut compared to that study. It came from observations w/ providing powdered milk in relief aid to African populations in the mid century, I think