GI Care (UC)

• Ulcerative colitis
• Crohn’s disease
• Other inflammatory bowel disease, such as diverticulitis, fistula, colitis
• Chronic diarrhea with mucus, pus and blood, feeling of incomplete evacuation and abdominal cramps

• Anti-inflammatory effect to reduce swelling and inflammation
• Antispasmodic action to alleviate abdominal spasms and cramps
• Antibiotic effect to treat infection
• Gastroprotective benefit to promote normal digestion and absorption of nutrients
• Antidiarrheal function to relieve diarrhea
• Antidotal function to eliminate toxins
  

• This formula is contraindicated during pregnancy and nursing.
• This formula is contraindicated in cases of diarrhea due to Spleen qi deficiency or Kidney yang deficiency.
• While the use of herbs is effective in treating mild to moderate ulcerative colitis and Crohn‘s disease, it may not be appropriate for treating certain complications, such as toxic colitis, toxic megacolon, massive hemorrhage, free perforation, or fulminating toxic colitis. Surgical intervention may be necessary for such complications, but will require permanent ileostomy in addition to physical and emotional burden.
  

• Encourage the consumption of fruits and vegetables such as apricots, winter melon, asparagus, avocados, bananas and broccoli in addition to brown rice, dried fruit, figs, salmon, garlic, green leafy vegetables, soy products, and yogurt.
• Avoid any and all foods that contain sugar, such as cake, dessert, candy, chocolate, canned juice, soft drinks, caffeinated drinks, stevia, sugar substitutes, agave, xylitol, and corn syrup.
• Avoid fermented foods like cheese or fermented tofu.
• Do not eat dairy products, such as milk, cream, yogurt, cheese, and ice cream.
• Warm and hot natured foods that damage qi and yin should be avoided, such as:
  - certain fruits like mango and durian that produce heat.
  - stimulants like coffee, alcohol, and energy drinks.
  - spicy/pungent/aromatic vegetables such as pepper, garlic, onions, basil, rosemary, cumin, funnel, anise, leeks, chives, scallions, thyme, saffron, wormwood, mustard, chili pepper, and wasabi.
  
• Avoid food and drinks with artificial coloring.
• Consume as few meat products as possible. Do not eat processed meats, such as lunch meats, hot dogs and sausages, ast hey contain nitrites that are associated with inflammation and chronic disease.
• Avoid the use of certain drugs and chemicals that cause and/or aggravate ulcerative colitis and Crohn‘s disease. The list of offending drugs and/or chemicals may be different for every patient.
• Certain over-the-counter or prescription antidiarrheal drugs may worsen the condition and create a toxic megacolon. These drugs should not be taken unless supervised by a qualified health care provider.
• Bed rest and relaxation are helpful for short- and long-term recovery.

Take 3 to 4 capsules three times daily on an empty stomach with warm water. Dosage may be increased up to 8 to 10 capsules three times daily in acute conditions for no more than four days or until symptoms subside. After relief of symptoms the dosage then can be reduced to 3 to 4 capsules daily. For prevention or maintenance, take 2
capsules daily.

• Radix Paeoniae Alba
• Cortex Ailanthi
• Radix Sanguisorbae Carbonisatum
• Semen Benincasae
• Radix Saposhnikoviae
• Cortex Magnoliae Officinalis
• Rhizoma Coptidis
• Herba Portulacae
• Fructus Hordei Germinatus
• Radix Adenophorae
• Rhizoma Dioscoreae
• Fructus Crataegi Carbonisatum
• Pericarpium Granati
• Galla Chinensis
• Semen Coicis