Crohn’s disease: 6 risks of skipping medication
For people living with Crohn’s disease, taking medication regularly can become part of everyday life. But when symptoms improve, it can be tempting to skip doses, reduce the amount taken or stop treatment altogether. That decision can carry health risks. Crohn’s disease is a chronic inflammatory condition, and feeling better does not necessarily mean the […]
Phytic acid’s surprising role in gut barrier health
A preclinical study from researchers at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, suggests that a compound long dismissed as an anti-nutrient may actually help protect the intestinal barrier. For years, phytic acid has had a reputation problem. The compound, found naturally in beans, lentils, whole grains, nuts, and seeds, earned […]
The skin conditions that follow ulcerative colitis around
Ulcerative colitis is classified as a chronic inflammatory bowel disease, one that targets the innermost lining of the colon and rectum and produces symptoms including abdominal pain, diarrhea and rectal bleeding. What the standard description tends to leave out is that the inflammation does not always stay contained to the gut. Up to 35% of […]