The Influence of a Fasting Mimicking Diet on Ulcerative Colitis

This research investigates whether markers of inflammation decrease and/or quality of life increases after three cycles of a five-day period of the fasting mimicking diet, and may provide rationale for its use to treat UC. Three cycles of a 5-day reduced calorie diet over 3 months. Primary outcome; changes in CRP, FCP, ESR. Secondary outcome: clinical remission per Mayo score, endoscopic outcomes. Other outcomes: measure of additional inflammatory markers, changes in gut metabolites and microbiome profiles. Open label, n=75