The stools of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) contain more microplastics!

Microplastics-tiny pieces of plastic less than 5 millimeters in length-are everywhere, from bottled water to food to air
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According to recent estimates, people consume tens of thousands of these particles every year, causing unknown health consequences

The prevalence of IBD, including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, is rising globally
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IBD is characterized by chronic inflammation of the digestive tract, which can be induced or exacerbated by diet and environmental factors

The team obtained stool samples from 50 healthy people and 52 IBD patients from different geographic regions of China
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Analysis of the samples showed that the feces of IBD patients contained approximately 1.
5 times the amount of microplastic particles per gram of healthy people

Reference materials:

"Analysis of Microplastics in Human Feces Reveals a Correlation between Fecal Microplastics and Inflammatory Bowel Disease Status" 22 December 2021, Environmental Science & Technology.

DOI: 10.