ULCERATIVE COLITIS | DIGESTIVE DISORDERS | ACUPUNCTURE AND HERBS FOR GI SYSTEM | HOW IS ULCERATIVE COLITIS TREATED WITH ACUPUNCTURE?

ULCERATIVE COLITIS:
Ulcerative colitis (UC) is an autoimmune disease that causes inflammation and ulceration to the inner lining of the colon (large intestine) and rectum. They are a chronic disease, also known as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that have similar symptoms as Crohn’s disease but only occur in the colon. Due to abnormal responses by the body’s immune system, it produces irritation to the inner lining of the colon, causing prolonged lasting inflammation that ultimately leads to ulceration. Ulcerative colitis does not occur suddenly in an individual; the symptoms are developed over time and causes individuals to have flare-ups intermittently. A continuous inflammation of the lining of the colon may increase the chances of developing colon cancer.

ULCERATIVE COLITIS SYMPTOMS
The cause of ulcerative colitis is unknown. Typically, the body’s immune system would fight off any infection the body encounters. However, UC patient’s white blood cells (WBC) that naturally defend the body from any foreign pathogens would mistakenly think food, good intestinal bacteria, and the cells lining of the colon as invader and would send a response to phagocyte (engulf and destroy) bacteria and other foreign materials resulting in chronic inflammation and ulcerations inside the surface of the colon. Symptoms of UC include bloody diarrhea, rectal bleeding, an urgency to defecate and inability to defecate, abdominal and rectal pain, fever, fatigue, anemia, loss of appetite, and weight loss.

Risk Factors are:
Individuals with an overactive intestinal immune system
Inherit gene with ulcerative colitis
Ulcerative colitis generally occurs in both sex between the ages of 15-30 and 60+
Higher risk for Caucasian than any other race

TREATMENT OF ULCERATIVE COLITIS
There is no cure for ulcerative colitis. Ulcerative colitis is treated with multiple drugs or surgery. Doctors would prescribe UC patients with an anti-inflammatory drug to reduce the inflammation, immune system suppressor to suppresses the WBC response to prevent inflammation, and other drugs such as antibiotics, anti-diarrheal medication, pain reliever, and iron supplements to aid in the symptoms UC has caused in the colon. However, not all drugs will work for every individual, and depending on the severity, surgery is required. There are multiple ways surgery can be performed for patients with UC. Surgery can consist of removing part or the entire colon (large intestine and rectum) and reconstruction the small intestine forming a J-pouch to collect stools that are attached to the anus or create an opening in the abdominal for stool to be released. 

ACUPUNCTURE TO BENEFIT ULCERATIVE COLITIS
Acupuncture and herbal medicine induce homeostatic response on the cellular level by influencing the body’s internal organs to correct imbalances in their digestion, absorption, and energy production activities. They stimulate the central nervous system to release chemicals in the muscles, spinal cord, and brain. These chemicals will change the experience of pain, or they will trigger the release of other chemicals and hormones which influence the body’s own internal regulating system. Acupuncture helps ulcerative colitis by reversing tissue damage and reduces inflammation and improves their quality of life. Acupuncture is safe and painless. There are no drugs or hazardous equipment used, and no surgical operation performed.

CASE STUDIES:
According to the Healthcare Medicine Institute, a study has shown that acupuncture helps to eliminate ulcerative colitis. An experiment was conducted on ulcerative colitis patients that were randomly divided into two groups. Results show that group A patients that did a combination of acupuncture combined with herbal medicine and drugs had a total effective rate of 93.1% with 56 days of required care compared to group B patients who only received drugs had an overall effective rate of 75.86% with 81 days of care needed. 

Patients who received acupuncture and herbal medicine has proven that acupuncture has tremendously helped them from ulcerative colitis. Take it from a patient from Chino, California, “I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis at age 25 and went through a year and a half of ups and downs. My 36 prescribed pills a day were not healing my body, they were simply suppressing the symptoms and creating other health problems along the way. After 9 months of treatment with Dr. Kevin I am 100% drug free today. The doctors told me that I’d be on the prescriptions for the rest of my life and would possibly need a colostomy. With God’s grace and Dr. Kevin’s wisdom I am healed and living a perfectly normal lifestyle.”

“Crohn's & Colitis” What is Ulcerative Colitis | Inflammatory Bowel Disease | Crohn's & Colitis Foundation, https://www.crohnscolitisfoundation.org/what-are-crohns-and-colitis/what-is-ulcerative-colitis/

“Ulcerative colitis” Mayo Clinic, https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/ulcerative-colitis/symptoms-causes/syc-20353326, March 08, 2018 

“Acupuncture & Herbs Relieve Ulcerative Colitis” HealthCMi CEUs, https://www.healthcmi.com/Acupuncture-Continuing-Education-News/1318-acupuncture-herbs-relieve-ulcerative-colitis-new-study, June 03, 2014 

“ULCERATIVE COLITIS HEALED | NATURAL MEDICINE FOR THE GI SYSTEM | HERBS AND ACUPUNCTURE FOR DIGESTIVE DISORDERS” AGAPE NATURAL HEALTH,http://www.agapeacupuncture.com/blog/ulcerative-colitis-healed-natural-medicine-for-the-gi-system-herbs-and-acupuncture-for-digestive-disorders?rq=colitis, February 28, 2017

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ACUPUNCTURE AND HERBAL MEDICINE FOR ULCERATIVE COLITIS | PATIENT WAS ON 36 PRESCRIBED PILLS A DAY | NOW 100% DRUG FREE | I AM HEALED AND LIVING A PERFECTLY NORMAL LIFE | From our patient from Chino, California, “I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis at age 25 and went through a year and a half of ups and downs. My 36 prescribed pills a day were not healing my body, they were simply suppressing the symptoms and creating other health problems along the way. After 9 months of treatment with Dr. Kevin I am 100% drug free today. The doctors told me that I’d be on the prescriptions for the rest of my life and would possibly need a colostomy. With God’s grace and Dr. Kevin’s wisdom I am healed and living a perfectly normal lifestyle.”