Magnesium deficiency in ulcerative colitis.

A 32 year o ld whi te woman presented wi th ulcerat ive co l i t i s o f approx imate ly two years durat ion . The phys ica l s igns , symptoms and f ind ings on chemica l examinat ion o f serum were compat ib le wi th magnes ium def ic i ency . Remarkable improvement wi th treatment o f magnes ium su l fa te was obta ined in a short per iod o f t ime . Addi t iona l t reatment , h igh prote in d ie t and mul t ip le v i tamins wi th min ­ era l s resu l ted in an unevent fu l recovery .