background: the main purpose of the present paper is to examine the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy on perceived stress, stress coping strategies and illness perception in women with ulcerative colitis.   materials and methods: this is an experimental study performed as pretest and post-test. the population consists of woman suffering from ulcerative colitis in isfahan. the s...

rosa damascena is a small plant belonging to rosaceae family which has been used for the treatment of some inflammatory diseases and digestive disorders in the iranian folk medicine. this study was performed to investigate the effect of r. damascena hydroalcoholic extract (rdhe) and r. damascena volatile oil (rdvo) on ulcerative colitis induced by acetic acid in rats. different doses of rdhe (2...

prunus armeniaca l. (apricot) is a tree cultivated in different parts of the world. apricot kernel as a good dietary supplement has shown antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and other pharmacologic properties which suggest that it may be functional as an anticolitis agent. in this study we evaluated the effects of apricot kernel extract and oil on ulcerative colitis in rats. rats were fasted for 36 ...

spasmolytic, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and immuno-modulatory properties of ginger (rhizome of zingiber officinale roscoe) suggest that it may has beneficial effects on inflammatory bowel diseases. in the present study, the effect of this herbal extract on a model of acute colitis was evaluated. ginger hydroalcoholic extract with doses of 150, 350, 700 mg/kg, prednisolone (2 mg/kg), or vehi...

conclusions this study showed the importance of considering syndrome differentiation and temperaments in interpreting the effect of p. granatum peels extract on ulcerative colitis. results therapeutic response was significantly higher in patients with hot temperament compared to patients with cold temperament in the p. granatum group (1.916 ± 0.492 versus -0.500 ± 0.500, p = 0.029). methods sev...

BACKGROUND Ulcerative colitis disease activity indices have not been formally validated. AIM To analise quantitatively the psychometric and performance validity of two non-endoscopic indices for ulcerative colitis, the Simple Clinical Colitis Activity Index and the Seo Index. METHODS In 66 patients with ulcerative colitis, the measurement of disease activity was repeated with the two non-en...

The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the anti-inflammatory activity of tetramethlpyrazine on oxazolone-induced colitis mice. Spleen mononuclear cells (SMC), lamina propria mononuclear cells (LPMC) and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) were isolated from oxazolone-induced colitis and normal mice. The colitis cells treated by oxazolone were randomly divided into model, low dos...

The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the anti-inflammatory activity of tetramethlpyrazine on oxazolone-induced colitis mice. Spleen mononuclear cells (SMC), lamina propria mononuclear cells (LPMC) and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) were isolated from oxazolone-induced colitis and normal mice. The colitis cells treated by oxazolone were randomly divided into model, low dos...

We have examined the age at onset of both ulcerative colitis and colitis-associated colorectal cancer in 100 patients seen atMount Sinai Hospital between 1959 and 1988. There were 85 patients with extensive colitis and 15 with left sided colitis. There was a strong direct correlation between the age at onset of ulcerative colitis and age at diagnosis ofcancer (p<0.0001); this correlation was fo...

OBJECTIVE Ulcerative colitis is a chronic disease that could be triggered by acute stressful events, such as gastrointestinal infections or emotional stress. PATIENTS AND METHODS We reported the case of the onset of an ulcerative colitis after a thyrotoxicosis crisis and reviewed the literature about the relationships between thyroid dysfunctions and ulcerative colitis. RESULTS A 38-year-ol...