title: Dietary Supplement Therapies for Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis.
abstract: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) including ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease are chronic relapsing and remitting chronic diseases for which there is no cure. The treatment of IBD frequently requires immunosuppressive and biologic therapies which carry an increased risk of infections and possible malignancy. There is a continued search for safer and more natural therapies in the treatment of IBD. This review aims to summarize the most current literature on the use of dietary supplements for the treatment of IBD. Specifically, the efficacy and adverse effects of vitamin D, fish oil, probiotics, prebiotics, curcumin, Boswellia serrata, aloe vera and cannabis sativa are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology 4940 Eastern Avenue, ABuilding 502, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA. alyssaparian@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Alyssa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Parian
authors.forename: Berkeley N
authors.initials: BN
authors.lastname: Limketkai
mesh_terms: D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000517:prevention & control; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000517:prevention & control; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D005395:Fish Oils / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D015212:Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008517:Phytotherapy; D019936:Probiotics / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D005395:Fish Oils; D014807:Vitamin D