What is your approach to explaining the role of the microbiome to patients with inflammatory arthritis?
Patients often ask questions regarding role of diet and gut health in relation to their arthritis or have had gut microbiome analysis testing
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Gastroenterology · Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)
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The gut microbiota play a central role in modulating the inflammatory response. This is especially relevant to inflammatory arthritis, where the pathogenesis is quite well understood, especially as it relates to arthritis associated with inflammatory bowel disease. We also know that the diet is the ...
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