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The treatment of ulcerative colitis

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The American Journal of Digestive Diseases

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    The intestinal tract in ulcerative colitis patients is more sensitive to carbon dioxide gas than that in normal individuals.

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    Carbon dioxide producing carbohydrate foods are markedly restricted in the acute stage.

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    Carbon dioxide producing foods are added to the diet in the order described, always within the tolerance of the patient, as clinical experience has dictated.

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  1. Baltimore, Maryland

    M. B. Levin & B. A. Gwynn

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  1. M. B. Levin
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Levin, M.B., Gwynn, B.A. The treatment of ulcerative colitis. Amer. Jour. Dig. Dis. 20, 29–31 (1953). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02897311

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