sodium butyrate-just for uc?

Hi All,

I have Crohn's but often check the uc board.  I read the posts on sodium butyrate and have some questions.

Is it only helpful for uc not crohns

If it can help crohns, what is the  doseage

Do resistant starches turn into sodium butyrate or are they 2 separate things

I appreciate any information you can share

We can only do Internet searches.. I'd suggest you try too.

Here is the first hits I get searching "butyrate crohns" on google.

www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0032841

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/store/10.1111/j.1365-2036.2005.02639.x/asset/j.1365-2036.2005.02639.x.pdf?v=1&t=hhi5jbl4&s=7589440e5fe9a136541be2a63c22c796c6c0dd6f

During my last flare they wanted to add a crohns dx.. But I wasn't accepting any new dxs and never got a second opinion. ;)


Resistant starches are turned into butyrate in the colon, ideally. Some people, like me, have impaired colonic metabolism, so supplementation helps provide what the body can't properly make itself.. Or can't make in enough quanity to meet the body's needs.

I just doubt anyone on the UC board has a lot of info about crohns and butyrate. We are just starting to try and apply it to UC. ;) If the first was too technical for you, the second will be as well. both say, yes it can be helpful for crohns, the first recommends 4 grams. I don't know how they split up the dose or if they did.. You could try to read the study just for that info.

If you go to www.google.com and type "butyrate crohns" without the " in the search the first link will be to the second study, don't know why I can't link it directly.