Seratonin and Ulecrative Colitis

Susiebuddy

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Posted 7/2/2009 10:46 PM (GMT 0)

I was curious if anyone had heard of being told to take Seratonin as an aid in treating Ulcerative Colitis.. I have a friend who's sister has U/C pretty bad and her doctor told her to start taking it.. I'm not even sure what it is.. I've heard of it, but don't know about it...

fitmom00

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Posted 7/2/2009 11:16 PM (GMT 0)

I'm thinking that's an antidepressant or anti-anxiety medication (like Zoloft, Celexa, etc.). I'm not saying it doesn't help, but it sounds like one of those docs that think UC is just stress-related and not a real disease, you know?

That being said, I do take Wellbutrin & Celexa (was on it before UC) so I don't know if I would be worse without it? I know stress surely doesn't help the disease!

basa0806

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Posted 7/2/2009 11:19 PM (GMT 0)

It is a neurotransmitter made by the brain and is found in animals, plants, fungi etc. It aids in a lot of functions within the body, like mood, sleep and so on.That person's GI's logic for using serotonin to treat UC is probably coming from the fact that about 90% of serotonin in the body is found in the GI tract.

This link helps understand it a little more.

http://www.webmd.com/depression/features/serotonin-9-questions-and-answers

notsosicklygirl

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Posted 7/2/2009 11:48 PM (GMT 0)

I feel like I have seen people here mention that SSRIs are bad for UC. I just looked on google and it seems like SSRIs are known to cause D and other gut problems.

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