Author(s): Dr. Nishita G Baxi

Abstract:
Ulcerative colitis is a disease of unknown cause, characterized by inflammation and ulceration of the colon, resulting in the frequent passage of stools with blood and mucus. For that, the investigator carried out a study to know about the use of probiotics food supplements and medical treatment of ulcerative colitis and how does it works as the remedy to cure the disease. There were food supplements of probiotics for the first group and only medical treatments for the second group were used for the treatment of ulcerative colitis. The data was carried out in 300 patients who were suffering from ulcerative colitis. The data was collected by the questionnaire method and the result showed that probiotics food supplement have positive effect for the treatment of ulcerative colitis.