The prevention of intestinal barrier dysfunction by secretory IgA, along with its immunomodulatory properties, may play a role in IBD, including ulcerative colitis and Crohns disease (183)
This happens more often in the thigh than the abdomen because the thigh has a denser vascular network in some areas
There is interesting data showing green tea consumption leads to favorable gut microbiome changes, increasing beneficial microbes associated with short-chain fatty acid production and lowering populations associated with inflammatory effects, says Kate Scarlata, M.P.H., RDN
Clinical research supports the use of glutathione therapy in liver disease
(10 g or 10 ng/kg/day), topical (1.0 g in cream), or per-oral (0.16 g/mL in drinking water) over 90 days and described directional improvements across biomechanical, functional, macroscopic, and histological endpoints, though specific effect sizes and p-values are not reported in the abstract