Five things you can do today
Most people with IBD who pick this up want to do something right now. Here are the five supplements I believe in most, each with the exact product and a link. Take these actions, then come back for the why, the evidence, and the other ninety-five.
The order matters: medical team first, then a diet and lifestyle strategy, then supplements and herbs. "Please read this first" says why. Get the foundation in place, then add these five, one at a time.
To order today: click a button below. It opens the product in my Fullscript dispensary; create a free account at checkout (name, email, US shipping address) and Fullscript ships direct. All five together: go.supplementsforibd.com/the-five. Details in "How to buy" in Section K. Questions or outside the US: help@supplementsforibd.com.
Curcumin
The most-studied anti-inflammatory plant compound in IBD, with trials in both UC and Crohn's. If you can only afford one thing here, this is it.
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Quercetin
Calms mast cells and histamine reactions. Thin human IBD data, strong biology, and the one I've watched help the most people over a decade.
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Omega-3 EPA/DHA
Fish oil in the triglyceride form. Mixed trial record, but the UC trial that measured calprotectin was positive.
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Bovine immunoglobulins (SBI)
Antibodies that bind bacterial toxins in the gut before they reach the wall. Dairy-free. Strong case series in refractory IBD.
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Vitamin D3
Low in most people with IBD; pooled Crohn's trials show fewer relapses. A cheap blood test tells you the right amount. Standalone D3.
Buy on FullscriptHow to start them
One at a time, ten to fourteen days apart, on a diet and a medical plan your team already knows about, so you can tell what each one is doing.
Track four things on paper: stools, energy, pain, sleep. Test vitamin D before you start and again after three months; the right amount is a lab value, not a guess.
The full three-page entry for each of these begins in Section A, with the trials, the doses as studied, and my notes.
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