Stress, Trauma, and Dysbiosis: Connecting the Gut-Brain Axis to Autoimmune Disease

October 12, 2021 00:45:19
Stress, Trauma, and Dysbiosis: Connecting the Gut-Brain Axis to Autoimmune Disease
Pathways to Well-Being
Stress, Trauma, and Dysbiosis: Connecting the Gut-Brain Axis to Autoimmune Disease

Oct 12 2021 | 00:45:19

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Show Notes

Stress and unresolved psychological trauma may cause dysbiotic patterns in the gut and conversely, gut dysbiosis may activate stress responses that upregulate inflammatory pathways. Chronic stress may impair communication along the gut-brain axis and is implicated in both psychiatric and GI-related comorbidities such as IBD. On this episode of Pathways to Well-Being, Keesha Ewers, PhD, MSN, ARNP, FNPc, founder of the Academy for Integrative Medicine and Functional Sexology, discusses how psychological trauma may exacerbate autoimmune processes and compromise the health and function of the gut microbiome. To view the transcript for this episode, click here: https://www.ifm.org/news-insights/stress-trauma-and-dysbiosis-connecting-the-gut-brain-axis-to-autoimmune-disease/

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