Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease that can affect any part of the digestive tract and inflames the full thickness of the bowel wall. About 500,000 Americans live with it, and treatment aims for sustained remission and mucosal healing.
Increased intestinal permeability is linked to autoimmune disease, food sensitivities, and chronic inflammation. Here are the symptoms that suggest your gut barrier needs attention.
Comparing the three main SIBO treatment approaches — rifaximin antibiotics, herbal antimicrobials, and the elemental diet — with efficacy data, costs, and relapse prevention strategies.
Rome IV diagnoses IBS from weekly abdominal pain tied to bowel changes and assigns IBS-D, IBS-C, IBS-M or IBS-U with a 25% Bristol Stool Scale rule. Subtypes can shift over time, and SIBO, gut-brain dysfunction and visceral hypersensitivity drive many cases.
