Potentially, the bacteria's toxins can cause ulcers and eventually eat through intestine walls, which allows infection to enter the blood. (sciencedaily.com)
The body's own immune system attacks the cells that line the small intestine, resulting in the characteristic shortening or pruning of the intestinal villi (microscopic, finger - like projections of small intestine wall tissue made of columns of gut epithelial cells). (realeverything.com)
Excessive pressure during the elimination of waste can force places in the large intestine wall out from between bands of smooth muscle to produce small pouches called diverticula. (strengthtrainingendeavors.com)