Inflammation

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Your body's built-in response to injury, infection or anything that doesn't belong. Short bursts are your body doing its job; when it lingers at a low level for months or years, it can show up alongside many long-term conditions.

You might notice

redness, warmth or swelling after an injury
achy or stiff joints
tiredness or trouble sleeping
skin that flares, then settles
belly pain that keeps coming back
a blood test that flags inflammation

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Where it can overlap

Autoimmune conditions
Inflammation is involved in many autoimmune conditions. Established
Eczema
Inflammation can overlap with eczema. Established
Rosacea
Inflammation can overlap with rosacea. Established
Acne
Inflammation can overlap with acne. Established
Endometriosis
Inflammation is a recognised feature of endometriosis. Established
Gut
Inflammation is part of some conditions of the gut. Established

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Lyme disease
Inflammation can be part of Lyme disease. Established
Immune symptoms
Inflammation can overlap with immune symptoms. Associated
Joint pain
Inflammation can overlap with joint pain. Associated
Mould + damp
Inflammation is thought to be part of reactions to mould + damp. Associated
PCOS / PMOS
Inflammation has been reported alongside PCOS / PMOS. Associated
Sleep changes
Inflammation can show up alongside sleep changes. Associated
Blood sugar
Inflammation can overlap with blood sugar. Associated
Fatigue
Inflammation can show up alongside fatigue. Associated

Established: well documented · Associated: linked, not a cause · Emerging: early research · Woo exploration: worth exploring, not yet sourced. A link isn't a cause.

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Immune symptomsSignals that can involve your immune system, like catching everything going, or flares of tiredness, low-grade fever…Also in Immune + inflammation Lyme diseaseA bacterial infection passed on by the bite of an infected tick. It often starts with a spreading rash or fever and…Also in Immune + inflammation Joint painAches, stiffness or swelling in one joint or several. It's very common and has lots of possible sources, from…Also in Immune + inflammation

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Everything on this page was researched from clinical guidance, government health sources and published reviews first, then single studies. Where a connection is only worth exploring, it says so.

A note from Woo: Body Map is here to help you explore and ask better questions. It isn't a diagnostic tool or a substitute for medical care. Relationships shown here represent areas that may be associated or worth exploring, not a diagnosis or statement of cause.

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