Described are oxysterols, pharmaceutical compositions including the oxysterols, and methods of using the oxysterols and compositions for treating diseases and/or disorders related to inflammation, such as necrotizing enterocolitis, mesenteric ischemia, inflammatory bowel diseases including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, lymphocytic colitis, Celiac disease. Behcet's disease, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, and autoimmune thyroid disease.