Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a relatively common condition that causes ulcers and inflammation on the wall of the large bowel and rectum. Classic symptoms include abdominal pain, bleeding, diarrhea, fatigue, weight loss and anemia. The condition mainly affects males and females in the 15 to 30 age group, and there may be an underlying hereditary predisposition.
There are a number of theories regarding the cause of UC. One suggests that the body's immune system reacts abnormally to the bacteria that normally live in the large bowel. In other words there may be an autoimmune component involved. However, judging by the quite extraordinary responses by these patients to wheatgrass extract by taking a small amount (2 mls.) twice a week, symptoms can improve remarkably after a month or two.
This particular patient took one 5ml Supershot every day, but experience now suggests that half that dose, twice weekly is sufficient.
Standard medical treatment usually consists of anti-inflammatory drugs and/or corticosteroids which may help ease the patient's symptoms maintain a reasonable quality of life. But care must be taken to avoid the adverse side effects such as nausea, vomiting and diarrhea caused by these drugs.
A clinical trial of 23 ulcerative colitis patients taking wheatgrass extract for this condition achieved a very positive result - without adverse side effects. (View abstract)
>> Clinical Study: Wheatgrass assists recovery of ulcerative colitis patients.