Here’s what you should know:
1. Ms. Bruce said functional gastrointestinal disorders have a dysregulation in their stress response. Increased levels of anxiety and stress don’t increase a hormone that regulates stress response.
2. Ms. Bruce said a potential increase in a gut protein is changing how immune proteins respond which is increasing gastrointestinal symptoms.
3. The researchers are hoping to develop therapies that could correct this.
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