Colon bacteria is vital to help us digest food, but common food poisoning infections such as campylobacter and salmonella have been linked with a higher risk of inflammatory bowel disease.
Severe food poisoning may be a cause of Crohn’s disease.
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This disease is like a cancer could never be cured unless they removed the colon!!!
Unfortunately, that just may be all too true. It is a devastating disease on both the person suffering with it and the family as well.