‘Forever chemicals’ linked to gut inflammation in children after early exposure
“There is so much of a knowledge gap in this area, and a gap in recognizing how important the early life period is to later onset of inflammatory bowel disease.”Pfas are a class of at least 16,000 compounds often used to help products resist water, stains and heat. They found as many as 955 Pfas metabolites, but focused on 46 compounds that were most prevalent.These include Pfas compounds like PFOA and PFOS, which are considered the most common and dangerous, though they have been partially phased out of production. It doesn’t mimic the real world by putting it together as a mixture,” Midya said.The authors then looked for fecal calprotectin, which is a biomarker of intestinal inflammation commonly used to monitor irritable bowel syndrome, when the children were older.
- ▪“There is so much of a knowledge gap in this area, and a gap in recognizing how important the early life period is to later onset of inflammatory bowel disease.”Pfas are a class of at least 16,000 compounds often used to help products resis
- ▪They found as many as 955 Pfas metabolites, but focused on 46 compounds that were most prevalent.These include Pfas compounds like PFOA and PFOS, which are considered the most common and dangerous, though they have been partially phased out
- ▪It doesn’t mimic the real world by putting it together as a mixture,” Midya said.The authors then looked for fecal calprotectin, which is a biomarker of intestinal inflammation commonly used to monitor irritable bowel syndrome, when the chi
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‘Pfas are known to be particularly dangerous for developing children, and prenatal or early childhood exposure is linked to a range of diseases, from reproductive harms to ADHD.’ Photograph: SDI Productions/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreen‘Pfas are known to be particularly dangerous for developing children, and prenatal or early childhood exposure is linked to a range of diseases, from reproductive harms to ADHD.’ Photograph: SDI Productions/Getty ImagesPfas‘Forever chemicals’ linked to gut inflammation in children after early exposureResearchers tracked mother-child pairs for up to 11 years, finding Pfas mixtures may affect developing gutsTom PerkinsFri 24 Jul 2026 07.00 EDTLast modified on Fri 24 Jul 2026 07.01 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GooglePrenatal and early life exposure to…
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