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Pellagra

British pronunciation/pɛlˈæɡɹɐ/
American pronunciation/pəˈɫæɡɹə/
Pellagra
[NOUN]
1

a disease caused by severe vitamin B3 or niacin deficiency and characterized by skin changes, mental symptoms, and diarrhea

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1The symptoms of pellagra actually look pretty similar to porphyria.
2Pellagra can also cause neurons to degenerate in the brain, which can lead to severe mental illness and insomnia.
3Another likely origin for the myth is a condition called pellagra.
4and you know you just don't wake up one day with pellagra you start with little tiny symptoms and believe it or not one of the first symptoms of pellagra it has to do with your your gastrointestinal tract diarrhea and a lot of upset inflammation in your gut
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