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A recent review of available research concluded that people with an ADHD diagnosis have 48% increased odds of experiencing gastrointestinal symptoms.
This adds to a growing body of research linking gastrointestinal issues to mental and psychiatric disorders.
Experts have a few theories about what might be behind this correlation.
Our brain and our gut might be more closely related than they’d appear at first glance. Depression has been linked to an increased risk of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), gastroesophageal reflux (GERD), ulcers, and more; people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are more likely to suffer from…
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