The Life of Brian

Crohn’s Research Update

I got an email from the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America last week with the following headline:

New intestinal bacteria linked to Crohn’s disease

An increase in the intestinal levels of a new type of infectious Escherichia coli bacteria, along with a depletion of Clostridium bacteria, appears to be involved in the development of Crohn’s disease, according to a report in the ISME Journal: Multidisciplinary Journal of Microbial Ecology. Read more.

I’m going to print this out and take it with me for my follow-up with my GI next month and see what he’s heard about it.

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