Irritable bowel syndrome is a well-documented, little-publicized aftermath of diarrheal infections-especially severe or repeated bouts. If you talk to people who've recently been diagnosed with IBS, about a third of them will say that their symptoms began after a bad attack of food poisoning. Defense Department databases reveal a five-fold higher risk of IBS among men and women who suffered an acute diarrheal infection while deployed in the Middle East.
( Mary Roach )
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