Australian Researchers Identify Cause of Irritable Bowel Syndrome Pain as 'Gut Itch' (VIDEO)

Flinders University

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Australian researchers identify a link between itchy skin and gut pain, caused by identical receptors signalling the nervous system.

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Professor Stuart Brierley, Flinders University

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