How stem cell therapy may help with ulcerative colitis
In ulcerative colitis the immune system turns on the lining of the colon. The result is chronic inflammation, ulceration and a cycle of flare and remission that medication suppresses but rarely settles. Conventional care controls the symptoms. It does not address the immune activity underneath them.
- Mesenchymal stem cells are studied for their ability to moderate the immune overactivity that drives colitis.
- Research examines how cell signalling may affect inflammation and the tissue environment. Evidence and clinical outcomes vary by application.
- Treatment is delivered intravenously, reaching the bowel through the circulation.
- Cells are prepared in our own laboratory and used fresh, never frozen.
- The protocol is written for your history, your colonoscopy findings and your goals.
Concerns to discuss with your care team
Flares without warning
Pain, urgency and bleeding that return however carefully you follow the plan.
Cramping and abdominal pain
A gut that is never quite quiet, and meals chosen for what they might cost you later.
Urgency that rules the day
Routes, restaurants and travel decided by bathroom access, not by what you wanted to do.
The fatigue of constant inflammation
Tiredness that has nothing to do with sleep, and the energy you no longer have for other people.
Who may be a candidate
Adults with diagnosed ulcerative colitis whose control or quality of life remains limited under conventional care may be evaluated. Candidacy is decided by our physicians after a medical review of your history, recent blood work, colonoscopy findings and current treatment, never by a form.
Treatment is not offered where there is active infection, certain cancers, or other conditions identified in review.
What to expect
1. Evaluation
A call with a patient advisor, then a medical review of your records, recent blood work and colonoscopy findings.
2. Treatment plan
Protocol, schedule and the full investment, written for your case and discussed with you before you travel.
3. Treatment in San José
Travel and stay arranged for you. Treatment by our physicians in our Ministry of Health–licensed clinic.
4. Follow-up care
Scheduled check-ins with our team after you return home.
Investment
Each plan is built for one patient. In your consultation we walk through the full investment and exactly what it includes: cells, clinical care, and the arrangements around your stay.
The Cellebration approach
- Fresh, never frozen. Ask how cells are prepared and evaluated for your proposed care.
- Physician-led. Clinical decisions by our medical team, in a licensed clinic.
- An informed discussion. Review the evidence, limitations and alternatives relevant to your condition.
- Personalized support. A care team helps coordinate the treatment journey.