This TLR2‐dependent effect is in line with a previous study demonstrating that high activation of TLR2 stimulates IL‐6 secretion.[26] Additionally, these findings also indicate that there is a link between intestinal inflammation and peritoneal inflammation as was also found in another study where peritoneal cytokine levels accurately represented intestinal inflammation in inflammatory bowel disease patients.[27] This implies that orally administered pectins have inhibitory effects on TLR2 in the gastrointestinal tract and thereby prevent the development of peritoneal inflammation. This evidence concerns the gene IL6 and gastroenteritis.