Resolution of Severe Ulcerative Colitis with the Specific Carbohydrate Diet

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Resolution of Severe Ulcerative Colitis with the Specific Carbohydrate Diet

Abstract

A 73-year-old female of Asian origin was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis (UC) after initial gastrointestinal symptoms of abdominal pain and bloody diarrhea. She had a relatively benign course over the subsequent 12 years. In 2009, she had increased left-sided abdominal pain, bloody diarrhea and progressive weight loss, due to a severe exacerbation. In spite of a variety of standard treatments, her condition continued to decline with a significant impact on normal life and functioning. In December of 2010, repeat colonoscopy and microscopy confirmed pancolitis, without diverticulitis. The Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD) was initiated due to failure of conventional therapies. Following this highly restricted diet, within a period of 3-6 months, improvement was noted, and within a year, no abdominal pain or diarrhea were present, and she returned to her baseline functioning and career. Two years later, repeat colonoscopy showed resolution of the pancolitis, confirmed with microscopic evaluation. Successful use of the SCD in children with UC has been documented. We describe previously unreported, highly beneficial results with both symptomatic and clinical improvement and complete remission of UC in an adult female with the SCD.

Details
Title
Resolution of Severe Ulcerative Colitis with the Specific Carbohydrate Diet
Type of Article
Primary Research
Diets studied
SCD
Date
August 1, 2015
Author(s)
Khandalavala BN and Nirmalraj MC
Publication
Case Reports in Gastroenterology
Citation

Khandalavala, B. N., & Nirmalraj, M. C. (2015). Resolution of Severe Ulcerative Colitis with the Specific Carbohydrate Diet. Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 9(2), 291–295. https://doi.org/10.1159/000438745

ISSN Number
1662-0631
Volume
9
Pages
291-295

Successful use of the SCD in children with UC has been documented. We describe previously unreported, highly beneficial results with both symptomatic and clinical improvement and complete remission of UC in an adult female with the SCD.

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