Vocabulary

• for short: As a shortened form of a name or phrase.
• such as: For example; like
• the whole story: The complete and unabridged account of something.
• work together: To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• run in: To arrest person and take them to police station
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• regardless of
• flare up: To suddenly worsen or become more intense (of a medical condition).
• certain foods: Specific types of food, often referring to those with particular characteristics or effects.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• rule out: To eliminate as a possibility; exclude.
• anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
• specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
• immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
• stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
• routine: Happening or done regularly or habitually
• pattern: Model to follow in making or doing something
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• irritable: Annoyed; easily annoyed or angered
• gut: To destroy the inside of a building , e.g. by fire
• significantly: In a way that is important or noticeable
• threshold: Degree or level at which something begins
• shift: To change in position or direction
• contract: To become ill as a result of getting a disease
• absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• alter: To change so (clothing) fits better
• condition: To improve something to make it better
• sensitive: Taking offense easily; easily upset or hurt
• sustain: To lengthen or continue to do something
• syndrome: A group of signs and symptoms of a disease
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• diarrhea: Frequent and watery bowel movements
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• inflammatory: Making or intended to make someone angry
• serotonin: A neurotransmitter in the brain that helps regulate mood, sleep, appetite, and emotional well-being; often referred to as the "feel-good" hormone.
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
• switch: A change or shift from one method to another
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• sensory: Referring to the physical senses
• activate: To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• visceral: From deep within you; caused by strong instincts
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• diagnosis: Judgments by a doctor about a person's illness
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
• bowel: End part of the intestine, connected to the anus
• constipation: Unable to empty your bowels as often as you should
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• flare: To become angry or excited suddenly
• abdominal: Concerned with the stomach area of a body
• axis: A line about which a rotating body turns
• dysfunction: Failure to act as expected, as in a social context
• microbiome: the microorganisms (= living things too small to be seen) that exist in a particular environment or in the human body
• recurrent: Happening again and again
• uncomfortable: Not being relaxed; worried about something
• recur: To occur again or repeatedly
• activation: Act of making something (e.g. a bomb) active
• intestinal: Concerning or inside the intestines
• structural: Concerning or caused by structure
• histamine: Natural chemical released during allergic reaction
• mast: Tall upright post supporting the sails of a boat