Tailored Anti-Inflammatory (A-I) Diet for Americans With Ulcerative Colitis (UC)

Korábbi kezelés

• Prior ileoanal anastomosis (J-pouch) or diversion

Más betegség

• Diagnosis of Crohn's Disease (CD).
• No Clostridium difficile or enteric infections on the last 4 weeks
• No active cancer or conditions limiting their ability to follow a diet (heart failure, end stage renal disease)

Életkor

• Ages less than 16 and > 75 years old

Egyéb

• No recent hospitalizations on the last 4 weeks
• No use of probiotics on the last 4 weeks
• Patients following the specific carbohydrate diet or mediterranean diet or anti-inflammatory diet
• Pregnancy, breastfeeding or planning to become pregnant during study period
• Use of Total Parenteral Nutrition at the time of screening and during the study period
• Other significant or life-threatening co-morbidities
• The need for antibiotic use during the study period
• Adults unable to consent
• Prisoners

• Documented diagnosis with ulcerative colitis from medical records.
• Self-Identify as American
• Ages 16-75
• SCCAI between 3-9 (no greater than 12 bowel movements a day)
• Fecal calprotectin > 150mg/dl.
• On stable medications for their disease for the past 3 months
• Likeability of American foods (sandwiches, BBQ or grilled meats and vegetables, baked potatoes, smoothies, salmon, oatmeal, avocado, soups)
• No recent Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) related hospitalization in the last month.