Gelatin for IBD

Any experiences? Supposedly gelatin helps with "leaky gut" related to IBD, was wondering if anyone's tried it. I found some dog treats that my cat really likes that are 90% gelatin 10% chicken liver, but don't really know if they're doing anything besides getting her to nibble on something (which is a good think in itself).

samus said:

 
Any experiences? Supposedly gelatin helps with "leaky gut" related to IBD, was wondering if anyone's tried it. I found some dog treats that my cat really likes that are 90% gelatin 10% chicken liver, but don't really know if they're doing anything besides getting her to nibble on something (which is a good think in itself).

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Can you give us a little more background on your cat's diagnosis, symptoms and treatment.  There are a lot of threads here about IBD.

I hadn't heard of using gelatin.  I know the newest thing for IBD in holistic circles is bone broth.  The idea is that IBD is caused by a 'leaky gut' which allows things that could possibly cause an immune reaction to get below the protecting first layer in the gut.  Cooking bones very low and slow Infuses collagen from the bones  into the broth.  The collagen in the broth then helps seal the gut so substances can't get below the initial layer.  I don't know if using gelatin is the same idea as the bone broth.  I would be concerned about the source of the gelatin.  If it is an animal which kitty doesn't do well with when eaten then I would think the gelatin would also cause a negative reaction.

I read some of the other threads on IBD, and didn't see anyone mention trying gelatin so I thought I'd ask. I've seen it mentioned for "gut health" in humans frequently. It's one of the components of bone broth.