The seeding of these bacteria can also result in the initiation of autoimmune diseases in some people. Such diseases are characterized by the immune system attacking the native tissues of the body. Just as the poorly broken-down food particles can provoke an immune response, the bacteria themselves, along with their metabolic byproducts, can also provoke the immune system into attacking normal body tissues. This happens when the immune system reacts
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against the body's own tissues that have been altered enough by the presence of the bacteria for the immune system to no longer recognize that tissue as being part of the body. The result is an autoimmune disease.
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