Interesting article on inflammation and chronic disease

FlowersGal

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Posted 11/6/2019 12:43 AM (GMT 0)

No answers here, just thought this was an interesting article on inflammation and the damage it does, and a theory on how it can be the start to many chronic diseases. I thought it rang true for UC in that the initial inflammation can come from many different causes (stress, bacteria, etc.) and then lead to many chronic conditions.

https://www.aarp.org/health/conditions-treatments/info-2019/lowering-inflammation-to-improve-health.html

DBwithUC

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Posted 11/6/2019 2:45 PM (GMT 0)

It is important not to miss the point that inflammation in itself, it a normal, healthy, and necessary part of the immune system. The problem is dysregulated inflammation, where signals to inflame get too strong (or get sent for wrong reasons), or signals to stop inflammation get depressed or ignored.

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