There is emerging evidence that fecal microbiota transplants can help people with UC achieve remission.[1] Helminth therapy — an experimental treatment that involves purposely infecting someone with a parasite — has also been investigated, but there is conflicting evidence regarding its efficacy.[2] There is some research examining treatments commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine, like moxibustion and acupuncture, but the poor quality of these studies casts doubt on the positive findings.[3][4]
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Emerging evidence suggests that fecal microbiota transplants may help achieve remission in ulcerative colitis, whereas helminth therapy has shown conflicting results. Additionally, traditional Chinese medicine treatments like moxibustion and acupuncture have been studied, but their effectiveness is uncertain due to poor-quality research.