Posted on 08/17/2022 9:54:49 PM PDT by ConservativeMind
The dietary supplement chlorophyllin alleviates inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, according to researchers. In addition, chlorophyllin significantly reduces mortality related to IBD, weight loss, diarrhea and hidden blood in the stool, intestinal epithelial damage and infiltration of inflammatory cells.
Chronic gastrointestinal disorders such as IBD affect tens of millions of people living in the U.S. IBD has created a global health burden because of the rising cost of treating the condition. While the exact cause of IBD isn't fully understood, some contributing factors include stress and environmental, lifestyle, and dietary choices, such as high consumption of meat or fish. Chronic inflammation, abnormality in autophagy—the body's process of cleaning out damaged cells to make room for newer, healthier cells—and lysosomal stress (an abnormality in an organelle leading to inflammation) are also linked to the condition.
Current therapeutics for IBD include medications that suppress the immune system (immunosuppressants) and surgery. However, long-term use of immunosuppressive treatments could result in severe adverse effects, including opportunistic infections and even organ failure.
In this study, researchers found taking an oral chlorophyllin supplement—a compound derived from the green pigment found in plants—reduced colitis and abnormalities in the intestinal epithelia of mice. Also, consumption of green vegetables and chlorophyllin may be helpful for IBD recovery, in part through alleviation of inflammation and autolysosomal flux (a process that uses lysosome to degrade and remove toxic molecules and organelles). Green pigment found in these foods and supplements can initiate a feeding signaling to modulate autophagy in the cells, which suppresses IBD symptoms.
Researchers believe these findings could be a pathway to a less intrusive treatment for IBD. "Consuming green-colored vegetables or green pigment supplement such as chlorophyllin might help people with inflammatory bowel disease," said Xiaofeng Zheng, Ph.D.
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Chlorophyll is an oil soluble nutrient, but potentially could be as useful.
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Dr. Paul Mason - 'From fibre to the microbiome: low carb gut
I’ve had IBS and occasionally ulcers all my life. In my younger years, they had me on lithium and all kinds of crap. I finally figured out that too many processed carbs didn’t set well with me, etc. I started taking good prebiotic a few years ago, compared with the cheaper ones, with 11 strain colonies and billions of colonies and my symptoms are better than ever.
I think maybe having IBS saved me from diabetes like most of my family, as I watched my diet more closely.
It’s FAR more complicated than “may”...
My mom was wrong.
Could my mom have been trying to kill me?
The average American diet is loaded with inflammatory additives. The internet is loaded with anti-inflammatory information.
Food Ping!......................
IOW, if you eat the way God intended you won’t have any digestive problems!.....................
Depends..... did you have an insurance policy?......................😉
Grow your own! Eat as much of your green veggies fresh or lightly steamed. Have a salad once in a while, Fer Pete’s Sake! Learn to love Kale. ;)
Why eat veggies or fruit when you can take 6 capsules of freeze drted powder?
“Why eat veggies or fruit when you can take 6 capsules of freeze dried powder?”
Your Colon will thank you! ;)
What is the difference between this and spirulina?
I have severe ibs and Roemheld Syndrome likely due to scarring from previous surgeries. I have a very limited diet but mostly low FODMAP works for me - I can eat most cooked greens like collards, as well as cooked carrots and green beans, but raw greens and Cruciferous vegetables, along with high FODMAP foods destroy me.
Aside from a pacemaker (which I do not want) there is no treatment that my docs know of, but I have been able to control symptoms with diet, going on four years now.
I did note Life Extension has a 100 mg version of Chlorophyllin, which should have no other parts of plants. In sum, if it is going to work for you, it sounds like it needs to be this form, as you have no tolerance for other ingredients in plants.
Definitely something I should look into!
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