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Case Reports
. 1975 Nov;78(5):608-12.

Effect of ascorbic acid on rectal polyps of patients with familial polyposis

J J DeCosse, M B Adams, J F Kuzma, P LoGerfo, R E Condon
  • PMID: 1188603
Case Reports

Effect of ascorbic acid on rectal polyps of patients with familial polyposis

J J DeCosse et al. Surgery. 1975 Nov.

Abstract

Evidence for dehydrogenation by fecal bacteria in the genesis of colon cancer suggested that an antioxidant might modify these mechanisms. Ascorbic acid, 3 Gm. daily, was given to five patients who had active rectal adenomatous polyp formation long after ileorectal anastomosis for familial polyposis. During a 4 to 13 month study, rectal polyps disappeared in two, regressed partially in two, and increased in one. Among three additional treated patients with rectal polyps, one had a reduction in polyps and two were unaffected.

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