Study links IBS to Vitamin D deficiency

A study published in the British Medical Journal has shown a link between Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and lack of vitamin D.

There is no single known cause and no single known cure for IBS, although food and stress have been identified as aggravating factors.

In the study by the University of Sheffield’s Molecular Gastroenterology Research Group, 82 per cent of the 52 IBS sufferers tested had insufficient levels of vitamin D.

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• Read the paper in the British Medical Journal