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.
Observe the thick cornified layer of stratified squamous keratinizing epithelium of the skin. Note the changes in cellular morphology and intercellular spaces as one moves from the basal cells to the lifeless keratinized cells on the surface. Slide 43 is typical of thick skin . Slide 44 Skin, scalp.