I drank too much yesterday. Today I have a little soft stool, but it’s not diarrhea, and of course no occult blood, so it looks OK, but I have to cut back a bit …
By the way, in the article “3 Genes for Ulcerative Colitis Discovered: Investigation of 1,400 Japanese Patients – New Drug Hopes for Immune Regulation” the other day, it says that there were about 104,000 patients in Japan last year.
The number of patients has finally exceeded 100,000. The number of patients is soaring, and no ceiling can be seen.
I fear that the recession since the end of last year will further increase the number of people suffering from stress, disordered eating habits, and the number of cases of ulcerative colitis will increase.
The number of patients continues to increase by about 5,000 every year, so I believe that the cost of this medical care will also be substantial; even if it costs 100,000 yen per person per year, it is adding up to about 500 million yen every year. If the number of patients is 104,000, it means that about 10 billion yen is spent for the treatment of ulcerative colitis every year. This is just a sensory value, but it is a huge amount of money.
I would like all people to try “Indigo naturalis” once in order to reduce medical costs (laugh).