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How Can Service Cause GI Issues and What are Examples?

Name: How Can Service Cause GI Issues and What are Examples? | Veterans Guide
Uploaded: 2024-03-18
Duration: 53 s
Description: Veterans often face gastrointestinal issues from their time in service. Military service can expose members to toxic substances, many of these hazards result in veterans experiencing GI issues.

Video Transcript

In some cases, the lack of access to fresh produce and fiber or ingesting contaminated food and water can leave veterans with chronic gastrointestinal issues as well as many types of toxic exposure. For example, Gulf War syndrome, which is a term used to explain a pattern of issues noticed in veterans who served in the Gulf War in 1991. This also can cause GI issues. Some of the most common types of these issues are veterans facing acid reflux disease, irritable bowel syndrome, and colon and stomach cancers.

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