Can coconut oil treat Crohn’s disease? Check out what research from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland uncovered.
Mayo Clinic explains more about Crohn’s:
The inflammation caused by Crohn’s disease often spreads deep into the layers of affected bowel tissue. Crohn’s disease can be both painful and debilitating, and sometimes may lead to life-threatening complications.
The scientists used an animal model for the study. They fed one group healthy fats like coconut oil, and the other group was given a standard diet.
The authors wrote:
“Mice fed beneficial fatty diets had up to [30] percent fewer kinds of gut bacteria as those fed a normal diet, collectively resulting in a very different gut microbial composition … Mice fed even low concentrations of coconut oil or cocoa butter also had less severe small intestine inflammation.”
The lead author Dr. Alexander Rodriguez-Palacios believes that the findings could help doctors identify good bacteria that could help treat patients with inflammatory bowel syndrome.
He wrote:
“Mice (studies) indicate that each person could respond differently. But diet is something we are very hopeful could help at least some patients without the side-effects and risks carried by drugs. The trick now is to really discover what makes a fat ‘good’ or ‘bad’ for Crohn’s disease.”
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