Some improve with a strict diet of just meat and vegetables (no carbs, sugars or fruits).
• Dietary linoleic acid may be implicated in ulcerative colitis, according to the results of a nested case–control study within a prospective cohort study (Gut. 2009;Published online July 23).....”Dietary linoleic acid, an n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid, is metabolized to arachidonic acid, a component of colonocyte membranes.” ....”Metabolites of arachidonic acid have pro-inflammatory properties and are increased in the mucosa of patients with ulcerative colitis......”the highest intake of the omega-3 fatty acid docosahexanoic acid, which is found in salmon and herring, was associated with a 77% decrease in risk of developing ulcerative colitis.
Probiotics: A mixture of eight probiotic lactic acid bacterial species (VSL#3 @ two sachets BID x 6wks) (VSL Pharmaceuticals, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida) reduces sx’s in 80% of pt’s with acute ulcerative colitis refractory to conventional tx (Am J Gastroenterol 2005;100:1539-1546). Synbiotic therapy (PO BID x 1mo) is effective for UC (Gut. 2005;54:242-249) (combining the probiotic Bifidobacterium longum and the prebiotic Synergy 1, a preferential inulinoligofructose growth substrate for the probiotic strain).
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Rectally!
Do exactly as consult describes - exactly
I had colitis over 25 years ago. It lasted a few months. The doctors called it âÂÂidiopathic,â meaning they couldnâÂÂt identify a cause. A rectal suppository cleared it up. I never changed my diet at all.