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Bialik wrote that her side effects were intense and gave her deeper empathy for those living with Crohn’s disease, irritable bowel syndrome, colitis and other gastrointestinal conditions.
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Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
5 June 2026
People with conditions like irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), Crohn’s disease, or colitis may not tolerate high-fiber meals as well and sometimes require a lower-fiber approach.
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Kathleen Ferraro,
Verywell Health,
13 May 2026
Studies have shown that coffee enemas can cause inflammation of your colon’s lining (a condition called colitis) or your rectum (known as proctitis).
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Erica Sweeney,
Time,
11 May 2026
These include ileitis and jejunoileitis (where parts of the small intestine are inflamed), ileocolitis (where the last part of the small intestine, known as the ileum, and colon are inflamed), and colitis (where only the colon is involved).
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Korin Miller,
SELF,
31 Mar. 2026
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Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
5 June 2026
People with conditions like irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), Crohn’s disease, or colitis may not tolerate high-fiber meals as well and sometimes require a lower-fiber approach.
—
Kathleen Ferraro,
Verywell Health,
13 May 2026
Studies have shown that coffee enemas can cause inflammation of your colon’s lining (a condition called colitis) or your rectum (known as proctitis).
—
Erica Sweeney,
Time,
11 May 2026
These include ileitis and jejunoileitis (where parts of the small intestine are inflamed), ileocolitis (where the last part of the small intestine, known as the ileum, and colon are inflamed), and colitis (where only the colon is involved).
—
Korin Miller,
SELF,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Colitis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/colitis. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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colitis
noun
co·li·tis
kō-ˈlīt-əs, kə- 
: inflammation of the colon see ulcerative colitis
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