9. Gut bacteria
A 2013 that 75% of participants with new-onset, untreated RA had Prevotella copri bacteria in their intestines. This was present in only 21% of participants in a control group and in only 12% of a group receiving treatment for chronic RA. The researchers proposed that P. copri may play a role in inflammation, which can help trigger RA.
Authors of a 2016 study concluded that people with RA may have an abundance of certain microbes and that finding indications of these microbes in the gut may predict the development of the disease.
Almost a year later, in an animal-based study, researchers found that altering the balance of microbes in the gut could prevent the onsetTrusted Source of RA.
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