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Having just had a 5 day bowel trauma, I'm again wondering if there's good evidence of a connection between diabetes and bowel problems. It sounds plausible, but proving it would appear tricky. A good correlation doesn't prove causality on its own. My 20 year diabetic experiences run parallel with 20 years of bowel problems, but maybe the latter would have appeared even if I were not a diabetic?
It seems obvious that bad eating habits produced both.
I can appreciate that the gut is a complex system and its controlled by nerves, which can be damaged by too much sugar, though we tend to think initially of the periphery first: toes and hands. But for some its also eyes and kidneys. Surely every part if the nerve system is susceptible?
I don't see a lot of discussion of this on the web. Perhaps I'm not looking in the right places, or perhaps people don't like talking about it?
It seems obvious that bad eating habits produced both.
I can appreciate that the gut is a complex system and its controlled by nerves, which can be damaged by too much sugar, though we tend to think initially of the periphery first: toes and hands. But for some its also eyes and kidneys. Surely every part if the nerve system is susceptible?
I don't see a lot of discussion of this on the web. Perhaps I'm not looking in the right places, or perhaps people don't like talking about it?