I have also had this ATM therapy.
Here is what it is like, mostly quoted from other sites.
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ATM therapy is a treatment for ulcerative colitis that uses multiple antibiotics as researched by Dr. Okusa of Juntendo University. The acronym ATM stands for the three drugs used: amoxicillin (Pasetocin Sawacillin), tetracycline (Acromycin V), and metronidazole (Fragile). It is treated by eradicating Fusobacterium (at least one of the causes) as “the cause of ulcerative colitis.” It seems to work for some people regardless of the severity of the disease, and some people can expect long-term relief.
Three drugs are taken morning, noon, and night for two weeks (steroids and Pentasa are still used in combination). Currently, the treatment is still in the clinical trial stage and has not yet been approved by insurance, so it is not available everywhere. However, the drug itself is available at any hospital and the price is not that high, so it is possible to use it if you pay for it yourself. (I remember it was about 3,000 yen at the time of my visit.)
Major Hospitals Participating in Clinical Trials (as of March 31, 2005)
Juntendo University, Department of Gastroenterology, Kyoto Minsen Central Hospital, Nihon University, Iwate Medical University, 1st Department of Internal Medicine, International Medical Center, Department of Gastroenterology, Juntendo University Izu-Nagaoka Hospital, Yamagata Prefectural Central Hospital, Oita University, Department of General Medicine and Gastroenterology, Tokyo Medical University (Kasumigaura Hospital), 5th Department of Internal Medicine, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University Third Department of Internal Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Second Department of Internal Medicine, Showa University
It seems to be difficult to be effective for steroid-resistant people, and some people do not respond to it. Fusobacterium is a commensal bacterium and can be found anywhere, so it is possible to be re-infected (in which case, the bacterium should be sterilized again). (In that case, the bacteria should be sterilized again.)
≪Side effects of ATM therapy
Rash, fever, nausea, diarrhea, dyspepsia, and dysgeusia (It may be necessary to discontinue the treatment due to side effects.)
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In my case, nausea and diarrhea were severe. (Well, maybe it was the fact that I drank alcohol once while using the drug…)
In my case, my symptoms were a little better than before the ATM therapy, but within a week I was back to my old state. I have not been to Juntendo since then. However, according to information from blogs on the Internet, there are many people who have been relieved by ATM therapy, so you can’t just take my case and say it doesn’t work.
Also, this has nothing to do with therapy, but to see Dr. Ohkusa at Juntendo, you cannot make an appointment for the first time, so you have to wait all day. In my case, I arrived around 10:00 a.m. and was able to see the doctor around 5:00 p.m. The second time I went for an appointment, I waited about three hours. I thought that with such a long wait time, just going to each appointment would be stressful enough to worsen my ulcerative colitis symptoms. I would like to see the hospital improve by accepting appointments at more reasonable times.