The study is small and the results inconclusive, but new research is pointing to a possible link between gut bacteria and prostate health (J Urol 2016 E-pub ahead of print Feb 27). To date, there have been associations for everything from anxiety to autism, so yet another link is plausible.
In this trial, investigators analyzed the microbiomes of 25 patients with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) as well as 25 controls without the conditions. Patients with