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Dr. Joseph Mercola - Take Control of Your Health

Exploring the Link Between Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Dementia

26 Sep 2025

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People with dementia who develop inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) show faster deterioration in thinking, memory, and reasoning skills A large-scale analysis of 7.9 million participants revealed IBD patients face significantly elevated dementia risk, with Crohn's disease showing stronger association than ulcerative colitis IBD triggers systemic inflammation, releasing cytokines that breach the blood-brain barrier, disrupting neural communication and contributing to progressive neurodegeneration over time IBD creates gut dysbiosis, producing neurotoxic metabolites, and increasing intestinal permeability, allowing harmful substances to reach the brain through bloodstream circulation Supporting cellular health through vegetable oil elimination, proper carbohydrates, targeted probiotics, vitamin D optimization, and natural antimicrobials can address IBD's root causes

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