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Fariba had lived with ulcerative colitis since she was 18, when three-quarters of her bowel were removed.

Researchers have long noted that stress plays a significant role in exacerbating IBD symptoms, and some have even described ulcerative colitis as psychosomatic.

It seems to play a role in exacerbating inflammation in the seven million people that live with inflammatory bowel diseases such as ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease.

The new insights potentially explain how the gut environment changes during inflammatory bowel disorders , such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, and could lead to better treatments for gut infections.

She temporarily relocated to Northern California to seek treatment for ulcerative colitis, an inflammatory bowel disease.