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Rubin was diagnosed with Crohn’s colitis as a teenager, and later with severe cancer.
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Ashlyn Messier, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025
Then, the researchers triggered colitis (a model for IBD) using a chemical called dextran sulfate sodium (DSS).
—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
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Ashlyn Messier, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025
Then, the researchers triggered colitis (a model for IBD) using a chemical called dextran sulfate sodium (DSS).
—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
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“Colitis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/colitis. Accessed 20 Oct. 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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