Arnold Berstad

Arnold Berstad, MD, PhD, is a professor emeritus, formerly at the University of Bergen. He is currently senior researcher at the Unger-Vetlesens Institute at the Louisenberg Diakonale Sykehus in Oslo, Norway.

His research is focused on IBS, and he suggests a connection between IBS, fibromyalgia and ME/CFS, with candida albicans overgrowth as root cause, and presents the Candida Albicans Overgrowth hypothesis.

Published Studies

 * Jul 2014, Tryptophan: ‘essential’ for the pathogenesis of irritable bowel syndrome? (Berstad et al)

Talks and interviews

 * Nov 2018, IBS, fibromyalgia and ME: Symptoms, patogenesis and treatment (14 Nov 2018. Professor Arnold Berstad present recent studies hypothesising candida albicans overgrowth at a seminar at the Oslo University Hospital organized by the Norwegian ME Association)