Based on 26 studies conducted between 2005 and 2013, the panel said that there wasnât enough evidence to conclude that most multivitamins could curb heart disease or cancer, but that taking Vitamin E could actually contribute to higher lung cancer risk in smokers.
One study presented October 22 found that mesalamine granules, an anti-inflammatory drug used to treat ulcerative colitis, improved abdominal pain and stool consistency in diarrhea-predominant IBS.
Ulcerative Colitis-Medications. Medicines usually are the main treatment for ulcerative colitis. They control or prevent inflammation in the intestines and help to:1  Relieve symptoms. 2  Promote healing of damaged tissues. 3  Put the disease into remission and keep it from flaring up again. Treatment of mild to moderate disease often begins with aminosalicylates. 2  They relieve inflammation in the intestines and help the disease go into remission. 3  They may also keep the disease from becoming active again. 4  Steroid medicines may be added if symptoms continue. 5  They relieve inflammation in the intestines.