PLANET: Exploring the Role of Plastics and Toxins in Intestinal Inflammation
The PLANET Study aims to determine the impact of microplastics on intestinal inflammation and gut microbiome in order to understand the role of this pollutant on the risk of developing inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) as well as other diseases. With this information, the researchers hope to characterize better the role of environmental pollutants on IBD and develop novel strategies towards prevention.
• The ability to sign and date an informed consent form
• Be pregnant, or wishing to become pregnant in the near future and enroll the infant that the individual is pregnant with
• Aged 18 or older
• English-speaking (this observational study uses non-validated questionnaires that are only available in English)
• Of any ethnicity
• Be a spouse, related household member (sibling, parent, etc.) or a child of an enrolled pregnant person