Written by PETA Eating meat can be a real pain in the
behind—literally. A new study from France found that women who
consumed the most protein—particularly animal flesh—had nearly
three times the risk of being diagnosed with inflammatory bowel
disease (IBD). IBD includes ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease,
and other nasty conditions that cause severe inflammation in the
digestive system and often abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea,
and rectal bleeding. Researchers think that meat could
contribute to IBD because digesting animal flesh produces
hydrogen sulfide, ammonia, and other potentially toxic "end
products." I have a gut feeling that IBS sufferers—and everyone
else—would be better off switching to a diet that's kind to our
digestive systems and to animals! Written by Lindsay Pollard-
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