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Then, the researchers triggered colitis (a model for IBD) using a chemical called dextran sulfate sodium (DSS).
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New Atlas, 20 Aug. 2025
These colitis cases may have resulted in large part from the various chemical substances in the coffee.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
Doctors found colitis, as well as an infection in Jackson’s abdominal wall.
—Miami Herald, 8 July 2025
That Adam suffers chronic constipation and Benjamin has diarrhea-inducing colitis is no medical coincidence but one of several predictable signs that, well, something’s gonna hit the fan.
—Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
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New Atlas, 20 Aug. 2025
These colitis cases may have resulted in large part from the various chemical substances in the coffee.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
Doctors found colitis, as well as an infection in Jackson’s abdominal wall.
—Miami Herald, 8 July 2025
That Adam suffers chronic constipation and Benjamin has diarrhea-inducing colitis is no medical coincidence but one of several predictable signs that, well, something’s gonna hit the fan.
—Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
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“Colitis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/colitis. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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colitis
noun
co·li·tis
kō-ˈlīt-əs, kə- 
: inflammation of the colon see ulcerative colitis
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