Fibre helps with inflammatory diseases.

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I know quite a few people similarly in chronic pain like I am.

New research suggests that fibre helps prevent inflammatory diseases.

Apparently (quoting Sydney Morning Herald):

Modern diets high in processed foods that contain little fibre may be behind the rise in recent decades of inflammatory diseases such as asthma and Type 1 diabetes, say Sydney scientists who have found fibre consumption can trigger the production of immune molecules in the gut.

The response could be responsible for keeping inflammatory diseases in check, and may provide the missing link between lifestyle and an epidemic in developed countries of many forms of inflammatory disorders, in which the body mounts an excessive immune response, said lead researcher Charles Mackay.

Endometriosis is an illness connected to both the immune system and is an inflammatory disease. Unfortunately, I don't know what real difference fibre can make in my case. This helps excessive immune problems, where-as my problem is a *lack* of immune system reactions. Or I could be getting mixed up in the simplification for morons that scientists often employ when explaining research to the media. Or, the media itself could have farked something up (it's not uncommon).

But I don't see the harm in increasing the fibre in my diet and seeing how it goes. Worst case scenario - I shit more. Big whoop. LOL!