Ulcerative Colitis and Anemia: What’s the Link?

Eating to Keep Ulcerative Colitis in Remission  - Health Journal Online

Plant-based diets can be 98 percent effective in keeping ulcerative colitis patients in remission, far exceeding the efficacy of other treatments. “One of the most common questions physicians treating patients with IBD [inflammatory bowel disease] are asked is whether changing diet could positively affect the course of their disease.” Traditionally, we had to respond that we didn’t know. That may now be changing, given the “evidence in the liter…

Ulcerative Colitis and Anemia: What’s the Link?

Feeling tired and fatigued may be more than just the result of another long day if you have ulcerative colitis. It could be a warning sign of iron deficiency. The blood loss and internal damage to the intestine associated with ulcerative colitis can frequently lead to iron deficiency, when your body is not getting enough iron to function properly. In fact, anemia is the most common complication associated with inflammatory bowel diseases, accord…