HEALTH · May 30, 2026 Physiologic stress can increase intestinal permeability by disrupting tight junctions between enterocytes, which increases translocation of luminal antigens and bacteria. HARDLY BS
HEALTH · May 30, 2026 Reduced perfusion of the small-intestinal mucosa can impair enterocyte renewal and contribute to villous blunting (villous atrophy), reducing absorptive surface area. NOT BS