Up to 60% of IBD patients have tried an elimination diet to relieve ulcerative colitis symptoms (12). Unfortunately, the only known cure is total surgical removal of the colon and rectum (13).
Adipose tissue forms a thick layer under the skin, around the kidneys and in the buttocks. More generally, it is found at the same locations throughout the body as areolar connective tissue. Specific examples of the locations of adipose tissue include: Subcutaneous layer deep to skin.
Subcutaneously, white adipose tissue forms a distinct tissue layer beneath the dermis of the skin called the panniculus adiposus or hypodermis. Viscerally, white adipose tissue is generally found in significant amounts in the omentum and mesentery and around the kidneys and heart.