The Study
Intermittent Fasting and Reduction of Inflammatory Response in a Patient with Ulcerative Colitis
This study is like writing down what happened when one person tried a new diet for a few weeks. It tells us what changed for them, but it doesn't prove the diet caused the change — maybe they felt better because they slept more, or got less stressed, or just hoped it would work.
Analysis score
Maximum 30 for a case report.
Where the score came from
A woman with a chronic bowel condition tried eating only during a 10-hour window each day for two months.
Where does this study sit?
Reviews of RCTs (Meta-analyses)
Max 100Randomized Trials
Max 90Reviews of Cohort Studies
Max 85Cohort Studies
Max 72Reviews of Case-Control Studies
Max 63Case-Control Studies
Max 58Cross-Sectional & Case Series
Max 50Expert Opinion
Max 530 / 100
Quality score
Snapshots of a population at a single point in time, or descriptions of small groups. Can identify correlations and prevalence, but cannot determine cause and effect.
Key takeaways
Summary
Based on the study abstract and findings.
- 1These drops are large enough to suggest real improvement in gut inflammation, and she stayed symptom-free while continuing the routine.
- 2Her stool inflammation marker dropped by 60%, blood inflammation marker dropped by 57%, and she felt better with no symptoms.
Score breakdown, methodology, conflicts of interest, evidence analysis & raw study data
Publication
Journal
Medicina
Year
2023
Authors
Á. Roco-Videla, Claudio Villota-Arcos, Carolina Pino-Astorga, Daniela Mendoza-Puga, Mauricio Bittner-Ortega, Tatiana Corbeaux-Ascui
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Claims (5)
Periodic fasting is associated with lower levels of inflammation in the body, which may occur because eating less frequently reduces exposure to food-derived antigens and activates cellular cleanup and anti-inflammatory processes.
In a woman with ulcerative colitis in remission, following a 10-hour eating window and 14-hour fast for eight weeks was linked to lower levels of two inflammation markers in blood and stool, as well as improved symptoms, without affecting lipid, liver, or thyroid blood tests.
In one person with ulcerative colitis in remission, following a 10/14 intermittent fasting schedule for eight weeks did not cause harmful changes in liver function, blood fats, or thyroid hormone levels, even though markers of inflammation decreased.
A person with ulcerative colitis reported no gastrointestinal symptoms while following a 10-hour fast, 14-hour eating schedule for eight weeks, and symptoms remained controlled as long as they continued this eating pattern, even though their medication did not change.
In one person with ulcerative colitis, following a 10-hour eating window and 14-hour fasting period for eight weeks was linked to a small rise in hematocrit and white blood cell count, while hemoglobin and platelet levels remained unchanged.
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