29-Year-Old Female with Ulcerative Colitis

Summary

EM was a 29-year-old female presenting with extremely active ulcerative colitis (UC). Colonoscopy had detected pancolitis. She was at her lowest body weight since adulthood. She had chronic diarrhea and severe fatigue. Metametrix Institute

This content was created by the Metametrix Institute

Download

Metametrix Institute Case Study: 29-Year-Old Female with Ulcerative Colitis

Details

This ulcerative colitis patient also had erythema nodosum (nodular erythematous eruptions on the lower legs) which presented as large, multiple oozing lesions which were preceded by bruises. Because of the debility of her illness, EM stated that she couldn’t be a mother to her two children.

Laboratory testing identified IgG4 food reactions and severe gastrointestinal microbial imbalances, including disruption of the predominant flora, the presence of opportunistic and pathogenic bacteria and a parasite. The low-risk and non-invasive protocol employed was designed to address underlying causes of the patient’s IBD, and in doing so, dramatically reduced GI inflammation and may have prevented the need for surgical intervention. The fact that this UC case showed such dramatic improvements once the microbiota were normalized strongly suggests that this approach might have great benefit for any inflammatory bowel case, particularly in light of the numerous reports in the literature that significant microbial imbalances are associated with the etiopathogenesis of inflammatory bowel diseases. Given the epidemiological statistics of IBD, research investigating the efficacy of this cost-saving,safe, multifactorial and integrative approach is highly recommended.