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Gut health has been linked to a common neurological disorder in a new study. Those who have sustained damage to the upper lining of their gastrointestinal (GI) tract are 76% more likely to develop Parkinson’s disease , according to research led by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) in Boston . The findings were published in JAMA Network Open on Sept.
5. THE EFFECTS OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE ON THE BRAIN AND COMMON WAYS THOSE IMPACTED SUBDUE SYMPTOMS The study included 9,350 patients (averaging 52 years of age) who underwent an upper endoscopy — a procedure that examines the esophagus, stomach and first portion of the small intestine — between 2000 and 2005 within the Mass General Brigham system. Gut health has been linked to a common neurological disorder in a new study.
(iStock) Those who had "mucosal damage" were shown to have an elevated risk, the researchers found. Parkinson’s disease was diagnosed an average of 14.2 years after the damage was detected, the study showed.
Mucosa, also called the mucous membrane, is the "soft tissue that lines the body's canals and organs in the digestive, respiratory and reproductive systems," according to Cleveland Clinic. ALZHEIMER’S AND PARKINSON’S RISK IS HIGHER FOR PEOPLE WITH BODY FAT IN TWO SPECIFIC AREAS "When asked, many of my patients with Parkinson's disease will say, ‘Come to think of it, yeah, I started to get bad constipation.
