People affected by irritable bowel syndrome are deficient in vitamin D, according to the results of a study published in the British Medical Journal.
Researchers from the University of Sheffield, Great Britain carried out a study to identify the still unknown causes of irritable bowel syndrome in 51 patients.
the irritable bowel syndrome is a functional digestive disorder that often results in bloating, abdominal pain or diarrhea. It often imposes to follow a restrictive diet which imposes to eliminate a certain number of irritating foods for the colon.
The results of this study showed that the majority (82%) of patients affected by irritable bowel syndrome were deficient in vitamin D.
“Our work has shown that most people with irritable bowel syndrome had insufficient levels of vitamin D. In addition, there was an association between vitamin D and the patient’s perceived quality of life,” says lead study author Dr. Bernard Corfe, from the Gastro Research Group. -molecular enterology from the University of Sheffield, UK.
This study also reveals that vitamin D could improve the living conditions of patients. Indeed, Vicky Grant, one of the researchers observed a marked improvement in her symptoms after the introduction of a high dose of vitamin D3, about five years ago: “I did not expect vitamin D to give these For 30 years I had tried and failed with so many other treatments, I was not cured but found that the supplement drastically improved my IBS.
This new study makes it possible to think about a therapeutic way to treat this pathology with painful symptoms.
Fill up on vitamin D
This new study recalls the importance of vitamin D. However, a recent study by the National Institute of Health and Medical Research (Inserm) reveals that more than half of French people (58%) lack vitamin D, with a concentration of less than 20 nanograms per ml of blood and 15% are even deficient (less than 10ng/ml). In order not to be insufficiency, it would be necessary to have at least a blood concentration of vitamin D between 30 and 45 ng/ml of blood.
Vitamin D is found in particular in oily fish, egg yolks and offal, but it is mainly produced by our body when our skin is exposed to the sun. “Exposure to the sun, practicing physical activity and maintaining a stable and ‘normal’ weight would make it possible to fill up on this essential nutrient for health”, according to the Inserm researchers. But, be careful, vitamin D supplementation should absolutely not be done without medical advice.
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