Ulcerative Colitis Dietary Therapy
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Fish, Fish Oil and Herbs
- Fish and flaxseed oil – Fish oil has been found in medical studies to be helpful for some ulcerative colitis patients. Flax seed oil has the same type of oil as in fatty fish. We still do not know the full benefits. Fatty fish (blue, mackerel, salmon, and sword), fish oil capsules and flaxseed oil can all be recommended.
- Herbs – Herbs are dried plants that are ground into powders. Because something is labeled an herb, does not transform it into a magical medicine. All plants contain hundreds of different chemicals, many of which are still not known to science. We cannot be sure what effect these known and unknown chemicals have on the inflammation process of ulcerative colitis. Until good data is available on the benefits of herbs, it is best to avoid them.
