Meta: Irritable bowel syndrome can be caused by an overreaction of enterocytes

Epithelial cells in the intestine remain active in mice after the irritants or infections that may cause chronic intestinal pain associated with irritable bowel syndrome have been resolved.

To Grace Wade

People with chronic abdominal pain who have experienced irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) may be due to rare but long-term activation Enterocytes.. In mice, these cells continue to respond to stimulants even after the substance leaves the intestine.

IBS affects up to 15% of the US population and is 2 to 6 times more common in women than in men. This condition is characterized by symptoms such as bloating, abdominal pain, and hypersensitivity to certain foods and irritants, but …