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.
In many cases, the drugs used to treat Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are similar, however there are some medications that are more effective for one form of IBD over the other. The mainstays of treatment for ulcerative colitis include 5-ASA medications and corticosteroids. The 5-ASA drugs are typically not used to treat Crohn's disease, though corticosteroids are. Some medications are only approved to treat one form of IBD or the other. For instance, Cimzia (certolizumab pegol) is only approved to treat Crohn's disease, and Colazal (balsalazide disodium) is only approved to treat ulcerative colitis.