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Well it's still the most interesting part to me. It's crazy that a medical condition as objective as diarrhea or stomach pain can be so heavily influenced by ps
by Houshalter 10y ago
Well it's still the most interesting part to me. It's crazy that a medical condition as objective as diarrhea or stomach pain can be so heavily influenced by psychology.
- cpncrunch 10y agoYes it is fascinating. It's well established that the stress system modulates bowel motility (via crh) and absorption (via cortisol).
- refurb 10y agoDon't forget that's it's common for autoimmune diseases to wax and wane. Even if a patients get no therapy at all, the disease often gets better for a short period of time.
- cpncrunch 10y agoAlso, stress affects autoimmunity [1], so it's possible that the placebo effect modulated the autoimmune disease itself. [1] http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S156899720700170X http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1568997207...