Fish Oil: Fish Oil Can Help With Crohn’s Disease

According to a research team from the University of Bologna in Italy, Omega 3 Fish Oil can greatly help Crohn’s disease patients to have longer periods between flare-ups.

For those who have it, Crohn’s is a disease which includes inflammation of the small intestine and/or the colon. The symptoms include abdominal cramping, diarrhea, fever, and bleeding from the rectum.

Omega 3 Fish Oil or DHA which is also known as Docosahexaenoic Acid and also EPA or eicosapentaenoic acid are fatty acids which are the best protection against such diseases as Crohn’s. In addition, it has been shown that the supplement can also help other conditions such as heart disease, stoke, arthritis, and ulcerative colitis.

It is worth noting that Crohn’s patients often get relapse. During this research, 70 percent of those in the placebo group did indeed experience a relapse, while just 29 percent of those taking the fish oil supplement did. After the study was concluded, nearly 60 percent of those who took the supplement stayed in remission.

The members of the fish oil group greatly reduced their symptoms by up to 56 percent, while the placebo group only had a 4 percent reduction. In addition, 72 percent of the those who participated in the fish oil study either reduced or eliminated their symptoms, according to American Journal of Gastroenterology.

In an additional study, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in San Francisco, it was discovered that with those who have Ulcerative Colitis or UC and Irritable Bowel Syndrome or IBS had much the same effect.

For those who have Crohn’s and other disease like it, this is music to their ears as many of them take drugs like NSAIDS, cortisoids, and various others which can have detrimental side effects.

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