This finding could help doctors diagnose IBD earlier, and, researchers added, potentially fuel efforts to find new treatments for the condition. These results support the “oxygen hypothesis” of IBD — the idea that increased oxygen in the gut lining can disrupt a person’s microbiome, contributing to disease, researchers said. Treating those bacteria — or preventing them from populating a person’s gut — could help ward off IBD, researchers said. Other new treatments could focus on lowering oxygen levels in the gut, or populating the gut with healthier bacteria, the team added. SOURCE: University of Birmingham, news release, Dec. 23, 2025What This Means For YouChanges in gut bacteria could help doctors more quickly diagnose inflammatory bowel disease.

Source: Daily Sun December 30, 2025 18:09 UTC