Based on 26 studies conducted between 2005 and 2013, the panel said that there wasnât enough evidence to conclude that most multivitamins could curb heart disease or cancer, but that taking Vitamin E could actually contribute to higher lung cancer risk in smokers.
One study presented October 22 found that mesalamine granules, an anti-inflammatory drug used to treat ulcerative colitis, improved abdominal pain and stool consistency in diarrhea-predominant IBS.
One of the first medications prescribed for mild to moderate ulcerative colitis is the drug mesalamine (Liaida, Apriso, Canasa, Pentasa, Asacol). It belongs to a class of anti-inflammatories called aminosalicylates. Mesalamine is used both to treat active symptoms of ulcerative colitis and as a maintenance drug to prevent symptom recurrence.