Is there a connection between low vitamin D levels and pouchitis?

I haven't had any IV infusions of vitamin D, but I did take 50,000 IU by mouth for a few months. It helped push up my numbers to more normal levels.

Here's an interesting article about a study which showed a possible link between low D levels and increased inflammation:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/re.../02/120223103920.htm

I take 50,000 IU orally twice a week. I have no idea if there is a connection but it is interesting!

My GI was actually the one who did the study and yes high levels of Vit D equals less inflammation. So for 4 years now under my functional med doctor I have been taking close to 40,000 a week. It took a long time to rise to about 60 70 range. I just had it tested in Sept and it was 120. Yikes, too high. I'd been getting serious pain in my bones, didn't know it was a side effect. So, I've dropped the dose in half and the pain went away. The funny thing is with such a high level I got bad inflammation again so go figure.

I had/have chronic refractory pouchitis (medically managed pretty well right now), and was found to have low Vit D. I also take once weekly Vit D, 50,000 I think.

Seems to be a relationship between gut inflammation and low Vit D, but I am not sure it is causal or just a correlation-does low Vit D cause inflammation, or is it harder for us to absorb/process Vit D with high inflammation?

I had low Vit D and studies show there is a link between autoimmune diseases and low VitD. I have a study that shows Vit D significantly increases your risk of lymphoma and I have lymphoma. UC- crohns put you at a much higher risk for lymphoma, another auto immune disease, they are all somewhat connected.

Oh great, lymphoma runs in my family. My vit D level is high. I'm going to run this by my Functional Medicine Dr as she use to be a cancer doctor.