The result is slower transit, harder stool, and a patient who did not expect this to be part of the experience
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Our bodies can become stressed when were ill, responding to a bad virus or bout of strep throat the same way they would if we experienced a death in the family (i.e., too much cortisol, not enough ovulation-inducing hormones)
It stimulates the pancreas to produce more insulin when blood glucose is high, slows down the emptying of the stomach to promote feelings of fullness, and reduces the production of glucose in the liver
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