Vitamin D can Prevent Cancer

I was watching ABC World Tonight with Charlie Gibson and they were talking about how Vitamin D can significantly reduce your risks of cancer....

http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ETO/content/ETO_5_3X_Vitamin_D.asp?sitearea=ETO

vitamin d is great and necessary for those with UC.
im sure most of you probably already know this, but on tuesday my GI told me that an extremely large percentage of people with UC are vitamin D deficient.
he has strongly suggested that i take vitamin D on a regular basis.

also suggested fish oil but to make sure it is enteric coated so it gets all the way to the colon.

and tumeric. super great results for inflammation of colon.

so i just went today and bought all of this. glad to have a doctor that also pushes vitamins, supplements and alternative health care as well as prescription drugs.

Plenty of good sunshine!

If you think you may be deficient in vit D, your doctor can have vit D25 level tested as part of routine blood work. My gastro, who subspecializes in IBD treatment, says the the acceptable test result is 30 or higher-- if the level dips under 30 there is a risk that not enough calcium will be absorbed into your bones. At high levels vit D is toxic, though, so don't try to dose yourself on this one! / Old Hat (nearly 30 yrs with left-sided UC; currently on 3 Colazal daily for maintenance of remission)