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Ulcerative Colitis

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Keeping an eye on your diet is essential to caring for colon inflammation. According to research or other evidence, the following self-care steps may be helpful.
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Keeping an eye on your diet is essential to caring for colon inflammation. According to research or other evidence, the following self-care steps may be helpful.
  • Use an over-the-counter remedy

    Look for over-the-counter products including loperamide (Imodium A-D) to stop diarrhoea, and bulk-laxatives, such as methylcellulose (Citrucel) or psyllium (Konsyl, Metamucil, Perdiem) to treat anal irritation and loose stools

  • Don’t forget the fish oil

    Help reduce inflammation and prevent relapses by taking a daily supplement delivering 5.4 grams of omega-3 fatty acids

  • Drink aloe juice

    Improve your symptoms, and your chances for remission, by drinking 100 ml of an Aloe vera herbal extract twice a day

  • Try herbal boswellia

    Reduce severity and encourage remission by taking 550 mg of boswellia gum resin three times a day

  • Ask about prescription medications that may reduce inflammation, stop diarrhoea, and relieve spasms; these include diphenoxylate (Lomotil), L-hyoscyamine (Levsin, Levbid), sulphasalazine (Azulfidine), and prednisone (Deltasone)

  • Check up on nutrition

    Visit a qualified health professional regularly to detect and treat nutritional deficiencies caused by colitis

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