Question 1

what medicines are treat inflammatory bowel disease?

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Many: Gi anti-inflammatory ( 5-asa, mesalamine), steroids (prednisone, budesonide), immunosuppressants (azathioprine, cyclosporine) and biologics (infliximab) are the most common meds used for ibd.  Depends on your symptoms and clinical response, combination treatment is common.  You need to work closely with your doctor.

Question 2

what are some of the non-drug treatments for inflammatory bowel disease?

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The non drug treatments for Inflammatory bowel disease include::   Quit smoking, Supportive care, Hospitalization, Intravenous fluids, Colectomy, Proctocolectomy, Small bowel resection.

Question 3

is there anything i can get from the grocery store or drug store for my inflammatory bowel disease  until i can see a doctor?

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Not really: Most inflammatory bowel disease requires prescription medications which you get from a doctor's prescription.   Do not try to treat this from over the counter remedies.

Question 4

what is inflammatory bowel disease?

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IBD defined: Earlier healthtap answers may help. Briefly ibd is a spectum of inflammatory diseases of GI tract.  At one end of the spectrum is ulcerative colitis---a disease confined to the mucosal surface of colon. At the opposite end of the spectrum is crohn's disease--a transmural (full thickness) inflammation of any part of GI tract (from mouth to anus). Both are systemic & increase colon cancer risk.

Question 5

how is inflammatory bowel disease cured?

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Cure for IBD?: Ulcerative colitis involves inflammation of the colonic mucosal surface, so colectomy (removal of the colon) is curative for it. Crohn's disease however is a transmural (full-thickness) inflammation of any part of the GI tract (from mouth to anus). Crohn's is not curable, but it is controllable with medications (see my previous healthtap answer regarding "step up" versus "top down" treatments.

Question 6

what is inflammatory bowel disease (ibd)?

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Colon inflammation: In medicine, inflammatory bowel disease (ibd) is a group of inflammatory conditions of the colon and small intestine. The major types of ibd are Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.

Question 7

how is inflammatory bowel disease treated?

Accepted Answer

Medication: Steroid forsevere flare up episodes. Maintainance drugs for suppression therapy.  Talk to your doctor about these treatment plan.

Question 8

how inflammatory bowel disease affect you?

Accepted Answer

IBD is systemic: Inflammatory bowel disease runs a spectrum from ulcerative colitis (inflammation of inside lining of colon) to crohn's (full-thickness inflammation that can involve any part of gut from mouth to anus). Almost any organ system can be affected, pregnancies are at risk, & there is a high prevalence of cancer development and need for chronic treatment &/or surgical management. Also, genetic proclivity.

Question 9

how is inflammatory bowel disease detected?

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Scope: Stool studies, colonoscopy, small bowel series, endoscopy, serology.

Question 10

can you die from inflammatory bowel disease?

Accepted Answer

Yes: But this is not common these days. However if the inflammatory process is not treated it can cause severe malnutriton, weight loss, anemia, and possibly progress to toxic megacolon and perforation which is fatal if not diagnosed and treated promptly.

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