IBD treatment could also help prevent severe COVID-19 in patients
Receiving the COVID-19 vaccination strengthened one type of immune response to the SARS-CoV-2 virus in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients.
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Severe COVID-19 infection potentially devastating for gut health
A study from the United Kingdom suggests severe COVID-19 illness can cause significant damage to your gut’s immune system.
Healthy gut can help fight depression, protect emotional wellbeing
Researchers from several universities and health centers published a paper sharing the theory that emotional wellbeing could be linked to the human gut.
‘Long COVID’ risk tied to composition of gut microbiome
More and more research is indicating that a damaged gut microbiome plays a major role in how severe COVID-19 infection is.
Severe COVID-19 linked to poor gut health
Research has uncovered the connection between severe COVID-19 cases and GI symptoms. Poor gut health can adversely affect how the body responds to the disease.
Harvard’s ‘intestine chip’ may help solve gut issues related to COVID
It is difficult to determine the actual effects COVID has on the gut because the interactions between the intestinal tissue and the virus are hard to study in humans.