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Coconut oil enemas treat colitis in Crohn's

June 24, 2026


Virgin coconut oil (100 mL/day) successfully treats colitis in a woman with Crohn's disease

Gut pain began improving within 1 week.

Bleeding stopped at 6 weeks.

Complete remission of pain at 12 weeks, with continued success at 6 months follow-up.

Source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30353052/

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Virgin coconut oil reverses the pathologies in a mouse model of IBS & immunosuppression.

Restores body weight
Restores colon length & repairs tissue
Reverses rectal bleeding
Alleviates inflammatory cytokine expression
Stimulates regeneration of spleen & thymus

Source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37905950/

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