21/11/2019
ULCERATIVE COLITIS
Colitis is a disease of the large intestine.
SYMPTOMS—Bloody diarrhea, bloody mucous, gas, pain, bloating, incomplete elimination of
the
bowels, weakness, weight loss, indigestion, headaches, and sometimes hard stools. Diverticula
are often
produced.
Ulcerative colitis is a more severe variation
of it.
The symptoms and treatment of both are about the same.
Colitis is a chronic infection of the lower bowel. The mucous membrane wall becomes irritated
as aresult of f***l matter which has accumulated, because of constipation. In other words, the
person did nothave regular bowel movements, and so the bowel wall became infected as a result.
Over-the-counter laxatives, cooking in aluminum utensils, overeating of refined carbohydrates,
toomuch sugar in the diet, and food allergies are other causes.
Constipation causes the person to strain. This produces diverticula (see "Diverticulitis"), small
pocketswhich fill with waste matter and toxins.
Low-fiber diets, wrong food combinations, and poor bowel habits—all work together to cause
trouble.
Toxic bacteria multiplies quickly when retained in the lower bowel too long.
Nervous tension and emotional stress intensifies the problem.
Antibiotics change the intestinal flora, and that can also produce colitis.
It is important that you try to find the underlying cause of the colitis, otherwise it will be difficult to
eliminate it.
More rarely, the intestinal wall weakens, balloons out, and could possibly rupture. This is called
toxic
magacolon.
MANAGEMENT—
• High-fiber foods are very important, also drinking lots of water.
• To begin with, do not eat raw greens, carrots, or peanuts. Eat cooked or steamed green
leafy vegetables, cooked white potatoes, multigrain bread, and well-cooked oat bran,
brown rice, millet, sweet potatoes, bananas, cooked carrots, squash, and avocados.
• Drink fresh, raw cabbage, carrot, celery and parsley juices, to help heal the colitis.
• Do not eat fruit on an empty stomach, but at the end of the meal, until the colitis is gone.
• Avoid milk products, for they irritate the colon. Wheat products may do it als