A shocking study out of Michigan State University on how diet affects bowel disease showed that mice on a low-calorie diet had a higher chance of dying when infected with a bacteria that causes colonic inflammation. According to assistant professor in the university’s Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Jenifer Fenton, it is believed [...]
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Surgery for Ulcerative Colitis
Although many patients can control their ulcerative colitis with medication, up to 40% of ulcerative colitis patients will need surgery to deal with symptoms like colon bleeding, perforation, or extreme colon swelling caused by a build-up of gas and bacteria. The most common surgery techniques used for ulcerative colitis are proctocolectomy with ileostomy, restorative proctocolectomy, [...]
How Common Is Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s Disease in Pediatric Patients?
While the number of cases of Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis is relatively rare in all children, particularly the ones under 15 years of age, the number of Crohn’s cases in children in the age group, 15 to 19 years old appears to be increasing. In this adolescent group, 16 out of 100,000 are expected [...]
Ischemic Colitis
Ischemia is a restriction of blood flow. This can occur for various reasons to any part of the body. When it occurs in the large intestine (also called the colon), it leads to a condition known as ischemic colitis. In most cases, ischemic colitis is mild and resolves on its own. In more serious cases, [...]
Ulcerative Colitis, Crohn’s, IBD in the World
In developed countries, inflammatory bowel disease ought to be one of the most commonly seen diseases. Have you read about any real life events of any human diagnosed with Crohn’s or ulcerative colitis 50 years ago? Well, perhaps not. However, in today’s world, these 2 diseases do exist. An article published in the Gastroenterology journal [...]
Colitis & Accutane
Accutane is a medication drug which is used as a remedy to cystic acne. It is being withdrawn from the U.S. industry back in 2009 once it was discovered to be connected to serious gastrointestinal side effects such as ulcerative colitis and also other types of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Inflammatory bowel disease As a [...]
Colitis: Understanding Colitis
Ulcerative colitis is an extremely serious ailment that can cause patients to feel fatigue, restless, as well as easily irritated. This ailment can transform people’s lifestyles completely. Patients being diagnosed with this illness need to be near to the toilet and therefore, loses the ability to go out as frequent as before. When my patients [...]
Colitis & Apples
Based on a new research study released in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology, folks who are diagnosed with ailments associated with bowel inflammation are encouraged to consume an apple everyday as apple peels contain polyphenols which can help curb colonic inflammation. In fact, scientists at Montana State University found out that intake of polyphenols present [...]
Ulcerative Colitis Symptoms
Ulcerative colitis symptoms are brought on by this chronic inflammatory disease of the large intestine, which is caused by an abnormal autoimmune reaction. The reason this reaction develops is unknown, but some people appear to have a genetic predisposition. Like Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis symptoms are/is hypothesized to be activated by infection, food allergies, or [...]
Crohn Disease
Crohn disease is a chronic inflammatory disorder that primarily affects the small intestine but can affect any segment of the GI tract. It can also involve the colon, the area around the anus, the mouth, the stomach, the duodenum, and even seemingly unrelated areas of skin. Despite extensive research, the cause of Crohn disease is [...]
