T1256 Aloe Vera-aPromising Treatment Option for Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

Nutrient intake in patients with irritable bowel syndrome compared with the general population

“…We included patients with IBS according to the Rome III criteria (age range: 18–70 years) 2 who participated in treatment trials 26,27 and in an ongoing prospective study on the relative importance of different pathophysiological factors in IBS at the gastroenterology unit at the Sahlgrenska University Hospital. We excluded patients with other severe diseases which were likely to have an impact on nutrient intake.…”

Could We Really Use Aloe Vera Food Supplements to Treat Diabetes?

“…Various preparations of aloe vera leaf have been studied for a range of internal uses, including ulcers (Feily and Namazi 2009;Klein and Penneys 1988;Vogler and Ernst 1999;WHO 1999), irritable bowel syndrome (Boudreau and Beland 2006;Störsrud et al 2009) (Grover et al 2002;Kim et al 2009), and HIV infection (Kahlon et al 1991;McDaniel and McAnalley 1987). Aloe vera "gel" (inner leaf juice) was shown in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to be of benefit in ulcerative colitis (Langmead et al 2004).…”

“…In addition, in a small double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover trial, freeze-dried aloe vera concentrate reduced the symptoms of interstitial cystitis (Czarapata 1995). Studies on internal use of various "gel" (i.e., inner leaf or its juice) products suggest anti-inflammatory (Störsrud et al 2009), antioxidant (Liu et al 2007;Yu et al 2009), hepatoprotective (Chandan et al 2007), hypoglycemic Kim et al 2009;Yongchaiyudha et al 1996), hypolipidemic (Kim et al 2009), immunomodulatory (Yu et al 2009), and vulnerary effects (Atiba et al 2011), as well as promotion of increased fat metabolism (Misawa et al 2008). Preparations derived from the plant and described as "freeze-dried juice … heated for 15 minutes at 80 degrees" or "liquid Aloe vera extract" have demonstrated in vitro bactericidal activity against a number of pathogenic organisms, including Candida albicans and Streptococcus spp.…”