A Greek Remedy for IBD and H.Pylori
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This headline may immediately suggest Greek islands, olive oil, and sunshine – all of which can imbue a sense of well-being, but this review…
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Mastiha has Efficacy in Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases through a microRNA-155 Th17 Dependent Action
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#Mastiha, or #Mastica, is a natural nutritional supplement known to possess #antioxidant and #anti-inflammatory properties. (more…)
Bile Acids: Their Role in Gut Health Beyond Fat Digestion
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https://science.sciencemag.org/content/360/6391/eaan5931 Research Suggests Bile Acids Have Potential as a Therapy for Dysbiosis, Constipation, and Inflammatory Bowel Disease Generally, when we think of bile, we…
Frying Oil, Colon Inflammation and Inflammatory Bowel Disease
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The University of Massachusetts have conducted new research into the impact of #frying oil consumption on inflammatory bowel disease (#IBD) and #colon #cancer, using…
Vit D and IBD
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A research paper published in the United European Gastroenterology Journal showed that if you are experiencing a period of remission with Cohn’s disease that…
A Meta-Analysis of the Utility of C-Reactive Protein, Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate, Faecal Calprotectin, and Faecal Lactoferrin to Exclude Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Adults With IBS.
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A paper in the American Journal of Gastroenterology looks at various markers to see if it is possible to use them to differentiate between…
IBD and C Difficile Infection
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Many patients with diarrhoea diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are not routinely checked for Clostridium difficile infection (CDI), researchers have found.[1] This organism…
IBD and Diet, the Role of Foods, and Genetics
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A recent article in Medscape (Expert Rev Clin Immunol. 2013;9(8):735-747.) looked at the role of foods in the management of IBD. The author Lynette Ferguson…
Swapping Poo Fixes IBD (in children so far)
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In numerous earlier posts I have explored the emerging evidence as well as the historical experiences for the use of faecal microbial transplantation (FMT)…
Autoimmunity and the Worm
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An immunologist, Dr Joel Weinstock provoked mixed reactions from the scientific community when he suggested that in line with Strachan’s hygiene theory[1] and Rook’s…