Low Vitamin D Worsens Inflammatory Bowel Disease
People who are low in vitamin D don’t respond as well to treatment for inflammatory bowel disease, and are more likely to experience a relapse.
Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis are both referred to as inflammatory bowel disease. They are autoimmune conditions, meaning the immune system is responsible for causing damage to the small or large intestine. They are both incredibly common conditions that I treat at my clinic and I am seeing them in younger and younger individuals. Inflammatory bowel disease can range from mild to life threatening.
An interesting study has just been published in the journal Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics called Higher 25-hydroxyvitamin D Levels Are Associated With Greater Odds Of Remission With Anti-Tumour Necrosis Factor-A Medications Among Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. Earlier research has shown that vitamin D deficiency is associated with more aggressive inflammatory bowel disease and it can prolong the duration of drug treatment with anti-TNFα medication in patients.
In this particular study scientists checked the medical records of 173 patients at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital IBD Center. Results showed that optimal blood vitamin D levels were associated with disease remission after three months of drug treatment. Individuals who had below normal vitamin D had a lower chance of going into remission, regardless of their age, gender, specific diagnosis, the specific type of anti-TNFα drug therapy used, or whether it was their first or subsequent anti-TNFα treatment.
Clearly vitamin D is very important in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease. It has natural anti-inflammatory effects and helps to balance the immune system. In my experience, few of my patients have optimal blood levels of vitamin D when I give them a blood test. To learn more about vitamin D and the treatment of autoimmune disease, see my book Healing Autoimmune Disease.
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A common cause of chronic constipation since childhood is a megacolon or a colon that is too long and twisted. Try eating grass fed meat and lots of cooked and raw vegetables in salads. Avoid bread and grains. I have a free e book called ULTIMATE GUT HEALTH which you can download and it discusses megacolon.
You need ox bile - take Liver Doctor brand of OX BILE capsules one or two in the MIDDLE of meals.
My MAGNESIUM ULTRA POTENT POWDER will strengthen the muscles in your colon - take one teaspoon twice day in a whole glass of water.
To stop anymore bowel polyps take SELENOMUNE one capsule daily,
Check your vitamin D level as like SELENOMUNE it reduces the risk of cancer.
Dr Sandra Cabot
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stool samples show severe pancreatic-elastase.
All gastrologist wants to do is send me to a surgeon. He did not prescribed enzymes. I started my own before
I learned about you. I see surgeon next week to go over issues. I don't know what is really causing my orange tinted loose stools, enzymes have helped . I do have Lupus, diagnosed in 1991. Take no medication for it. ..never had this type intestinal issue . Can I talk to you, or a person ? My email is [email protected].
This is Dr Sandra Cabot
I have a naturopath in Phoenix and her name is Christin Ki - phone 1 623 3343232
You have pancreatic deficiency.
I recommend my SUPER DIGESTIVE ENZYME CAPSULES - Take at least 2 capsules in the middle of every meal
SUPER DIGESTIVE ENZYMES contain pancreatic enzymes, ox bile and Betaine HCL and are excellent.
The loose stools occur from lack of enzymes, bile and HCL.
Don't rush into surgery if you have no pain.
Also I recommend you take LIVATONE PLUS 2 capsules twice daily to get your liver making better quality bile.
If you have lupus AVOID ALL gluten and processed foods
See my videos on gall bladder problems on liverdoctor.com and you tube.
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Dr Sandra Cabot
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