Fecal microbiota transplant on Escherichia-Shigella gut composition and its potential role in the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder: A systematic review.

Background: The gut-brain-axis has a role in mental health disorders. In people with generalized anxiety disorder, GAD, normal flora Escherichia-Shigella, are significantly elevated. Fecal microbiota transplant, FMT, has been used to alter the gut composition in unhealthy individuals.