Study Explains Why Blood Clotting is Common in IBD Patients
About 3 million people in the U.S. live with irritable bowel disease (IBD), and its prevalence is rising. Unfortunately, there isn’t a cure for the condition at the moment. Many individuals with IBD develop clots in their blood and these can result in strokes and heart attacks. Now a new study has discovered possible reasons why these clots are common and suggests a possible way to address this problem while also reducing inflammation. The team, whose study author is Rebecca Mellema, explains that platelets in IBD patients are hyper-primed to clot at the smallest provocation. This is because the inbuilt…











