Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that affects the inner lining of the colon, leading to symptoms such as abdominal pain, diarrhea, fatigue, and rectal bleeding. While conventional treatments like corticosteroids and biologics offer...
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Explore the latest research on the use of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) to treat Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Extivita maintains an extensive publication database for Inflammatory Bowel Disease and various other indications with therapies such as Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, Neurofeedback, Nutritional IV Therapy, Infrared Sauna, and Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Therapy. Explore our database on Acne and Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy aka, HBOT, below.
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Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Promising for Crohn’s Fistulas
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) can help heal bowel fistulas in patients with advanced Crohn's disease, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis. Overall, use of HBOT was associated with a 87% clinical response rate...
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy could help fight ulcerative colitis, study says
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy has shown promise in treatment for patients with moderate to severe ulcerative colitis, according to a study published in Cellular Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy involves breathing pure oxygen in a...
Ulcerative Colitis
Diagnosis Endoscopic procedures with tissue biopsy are the only way to definitively diagnose ulcerative colitis. Other types of tests can help rule out complications or other forms of inflammatory bowel disease, such as Crohn's disease. To help confirm a diagnosis of...
Stem cell-based therapy for inflammatory bowel disease
Abstract Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an idiopathic, multi-etiological disease characterized by inflammation and mucosal destruction of the gastrointestinal tract. Despite the remarkable advance in immunomodulating therapies, there still remains a certain...
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for the treatment of perianal fistulas in Crohn’s disease
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Perianal fistulizing Crohn's disease (pCD) has a significant impact on patients' health and quality of life. Current treatment options have a relatively low success rate and a high recurrence risk. Positive effects of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO2)...
Recalcitrant Vulval and Perineal Crohn Disease Responding to Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy.
Abstract: No Abstract Available Meah, Subramanian, Khirwadkar, Cope, Bell (2018). Recalcitrant Vulval and Perineal Crohn Disease Responding to Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy. Journal of lower genital tract disease, 2018...
Hyperbaric Oxygen for Hospitalized patients with Ulcerative Colitis.
One quarter of patients with ulcerative colitis will develop a severe acute exacerbation of disease during their lifetime. Despite high dose corticosteroids, half of these patients will fail subsequent medical rescue therapy, and half will require colectomy within 5 years. Dulai and colleagues report the results of a fascinating, double blind, sham controlled, proof of concept trial which demonstrated that administration of short term hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) at the point of presentation with severe UC was able to rapidly induce short term remission and avoid the need for urgent second line medical rescue therapy. Further dose finding studies are underway.
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is well tolerated and effective for ulcerative colitis patients hospitalized for moderate-severe flares: a phase 2A pilot multi-center, randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled trial
Abstract Background: Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) markedly increases tissue oxygen delivery. Case series suggest it may have a potential therapeutic benefit in ulcerative colitis (UC). We investigated the therapeutic potential of HBOT as an adjunct to steroids for...