It’s remarkable to me how little progress there has been in a scientific understanding of the gut. Why does it avoid understanding by modern science? My own ex

It’s remarkable to me how little progress there has been in a scientific understanding of the gut. Why does it avoid understanding by modern science? My own experience is one of life long IBS. The worst I had it was in university, where I was in such intense abdominal pain I basically lay on my couch in cold sweats for a month straight unable to move and barely eating. Even with strong painkillers the pain was only slightly numbed. Gastros at UCSD couldn’t figure it out, had barium xrays, all the various escopies and they had no clue what was going on. Finally they wanted to perform surgery to have a look but all pain went away right before the surgery was scheduled. So bizarre.