A constellation of diseases that involve chronic inflammation of your small intestine and colon, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) occurs when your immune system goes into overdrive and views food, bacteria and other normal residents of your digestive
tract as invaders.
Not exact matches
It seems that the body initially perceives chile
as an
invader, and in defense, secretes mucus in the digestive and respiratory
tracts to flush it out.
The team, led by center director Dr. Alessio Fasano, hypothesizes that a person with gluten sensitivity experiences a direct reaction to gluten — i.e., your body views the protein
as an
invader and fights it with inflammation both inside and outside your digestive
tract.