they found that intestinal parasites, that are endemic, have an inhibitory effect on gut inflammation, possibly evolved to protect themselves. They've probably been the norm right up to modern sanitation, so that our guts may have evolved to be overly triggered as our parasites would balance it out.
So if you know anyone with ibs, tell them to take a trip to the congo and drink out of rivers.
(, Fri 5 Aug 2022, 1:49, Reply)
Asking for a friend. FFS
(, Fri 5 Aug 2022, 12:07, Reply)