gastrointestinal

Abstract Interferon-lambda (IFN-λ) is a recently described cytokine found to be of critical importance in innate immune regulation of intestinal viruses. Endogenous IFN-λ has potent antiviral effects and has been shown to control multiple intestinal viruses and may represent a factor that...

My daughter is 15, she has had ME/CFS now for 6 years. Gastro problems have always been a big part of her symptoms (stomach pain, lack of appetite, nausea, diarrhoea/cramps IBS type). She's got swallowing problems (waiting for a Paediatric SALT appointment) and she will have a Calprotectin...

Full title: Prevalence of gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, autonomic, and allergic manifestations in hospitalized patients with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome: a case-control study https://academic.oup.com/rheumatology/advance-article/doi/10.1093/rheumatology/keaa926/6067343

Full title: Functional gastrointestinal disorders are increased in joint hypermobility‐related disorders with concomitant postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome Open access, https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nmo.13975?af=R

Hello Has anyone ever engaged in microbiome testing to explore comorbidities / alternative causes for CFS symptoms? I'm interested generally, but esp if UK based. Thanks all :)

SIBO (Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth) seems to be popping up on a few threads recently so I thought I’d start a poll about the prevalence among S4ME users. I suspect that it’s likely going to be a fairly low amount of people who answer yes to this, particularly as in the UK it’s...

Source: Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie Vol 56, #6, pp 573-577 Date: June 2018 URL: https://www.thieme-connect.de/products/ejournals/abstract/10.1055/a-0596-7981 Severe eosinophilic colitis caused by neuropathic agents in a patient with chronic fatigue syndrome and functional abdominal...

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