inflammatory bowel disease

Hope for Colitis: Researchers say probiotics may dramatically reduce symptoms

By Jason| June 27th, 2015|HNU Archive|

A type of 'friendly bacteria' may be a key treatment to manage of one of the most common forms of inflammatory bowel disease - ulcerative colitis. Results from a four-week patient trial led by Professor George Macfarlane showed that many of the patients' symptoms were dramatically reduced to near normal levels. Ulcerative colitis is an [...]

Curry? Don’t Worry! Ancient spice shown to aid inflammatory bowel disease

By Jason| 2015-09-09T13:51:14+00:00 June 13th, 2015|HNU Archive, Uncategorized|

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) refers to Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, debilitating illnesses characterized by chronic recurrent ulceration of the bowel, abdominal pain, digestive problems, diarrhea or constipation. Some research into the cause of IBD has centered on the activation of NF-B, an immune factor involved in inflammation. While some drugs are known to inhibit [...]

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Hope for Colitis: Researchers say probiotics may dramatically reduce symptoms

Curry? Don’t Worry! Ancient spice shown to aid inflammatory bowel disease