Fear strongly influences pain perception in inflammatory bowel disease patients

The role emotions play in inflammatory bowel disease

Many patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) suffer from abdominal pain even between acute inflammatory flare-ups. Altered processing of pain in response to fear may be involved. This is the conclusion of a research team at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, involving Dr. Hanna Ohlmann.

Fear strongly influences pain perception in inflammatory bowel disease patients

Pain perception in affected individuals is more strongly influenced by learned fear than in healthy individuals. Changes along the gut-brain axis related to chronic inflammation may explain this.

Why people with IBD may feel gut pain even without inflammation

Many people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) feel abdominal pain even when they are not having a flare-up. A new study from Ruhr University Bochum in Germany suggests that this pain may be linked to how the brain processes fear and pain. The researchers say that this connection could help us understand why pain continues […] The post Why people with IBD may feel gut pain even without inflammation appeared first on Knowridge Science Report.