Colitis

COLITIS
Colitis, a prevalent intestinal disorder, is often incurable. Dietary therapy has proven beneficial for some people with this persistent, fatiguing disease. See Sugar.

• Fat and Colitis - In a study of dietary factors associated with the risk of ulcerative colitis, researchers in Japan found that consumption of Western foods, including bread for breakfast, butter, margarine, cheese, meats, and ham/sausage, was related to the disease, while no appreciable association was found for consumption of Japanese foods, vegetables, and fruits. The scientists concluded that margarine or chemically modified fat could play a causative role in the development of colitis.
Source: “A Case-Control Study of Ulcerative Colitis in Relation to Dietary and Other Factors in Japan,” Journal of Gastroenterology 30 Supplement 8:9-12, 1995. .

• Case History - Andrew Weil mentions the case of a woman with ulcerative colitis for many years who was taking prednisone and other suppressive drugs. After starting macrobiotics, the colitis promptly disappeared.
Source: by Andrew Weil, M.D., Spontaneous Healing, (New York: Knopf, 1995).

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