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1 Nicotine in tobacco smoke may suppress the immune system and decrease inflammation in ulcerative colitis. 2  Nicotine and other chemicals in cigarette smoke may increase the production of mucous in the part of the colon where ulcerative colitis usually starts and serves as a protective barrier.esearch on Smoking and Ulcerative Colitis. A review of published studies on ulcerative colitis, smoking, and nicotine that recently appeared in the journal Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics finds these key results: 1  Smoking protects you from developing ulcerative colitis.
There is no role of antibiotics in patients with severe colitis without signs of systemic toxicity [3,4]. Bowel rest is not recommended in patients with severe ulcerative colitis in the absence of fulminant disease (see 'Treatment of fulminant ulcerative colitis' below). Although bowel rest can help reduce stool volume, it has no established benefit on disease activity [5,6].