The British study, which is the first of its kind, found that out of 51 IBS patients tested 82% exhibited insufficient vitamin D levels. Researchers from the University of Sheffield discovered a significant association between a patient’s vitamin D levels and the severity of their IBS symptoms, particularly the extent to which IBS affects their quality of life.
Dr Bernard Corfe, from the University’s Molecular Gastroenterology Research Group, said: “IBS is a poorly understood condition which impacts severely on the quality of life of sufferers. There is no single known cause and likewise no single known cure.”
IBS is a chronic and debilitating functional disorder of the GIT which affects 10-15% of the western population...
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