Question 1

what is the treatment for distal colitis?

Accepted Answer

Enemas: Rectal enemas with Mesalamine (an aspirin-like compound) or steroids can be very effective; oral medications are also effective; the combination of oral and rectal treatments seems to be the most reliable for symptom control.

Question 2

what is the latest treatment for colitis ?  i do not have crohn's.

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What kind: you do not have a crohn, so it must be ulcerative colitis, ischemic colitis, pseudo membrane colitis, ETC.
so to know the latest in therapy we need to know what kind you have.

Question 3

suffering from patchy colitis and psoriasis what treatment should i take?

Accepted Answer

Possibly TNFs: I have never heard of "patchy colitis." do you mean crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis? If so, tnf agents such as Humira or Remicade (infliximab) would be excellent treatment for both disorders.

Question 4

what are the long term effects of untreated colitis? what treatment will help ease the pain and symptoms the quickest? thanks!

Accepted Answer

Cancer: Ulcerative colitis increases risk for colon cancer as well as other systemic diseases.  Depending on severity treatment may be mild or very involved,  your gastrointestinal specialist can help answer the question in treatment,   Over the counter meds have disappointing results and stay away from ibuprofen, Motrin, Advil and aspirin as they may worsen it.

Question 5

what's a good treatment for ulcerative colitis?

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Too complicated!: There is no single "good" treatment for ulcerative colitis.  Sometimes several different treatment approaches are needed to keep symptoms &amp; damaging inflammation under control.  For further information, i suggest one or more of the following:  &gt;mayoclinic.org/patientinformationwww.gastro.org/patient-centerwww.aafp.org/patient-center

Question 6

treatment for mezalazine-resistant ulcerative colitis?

Accepted Answer

Several : There are several new agents such as remicaid that may be used. Surgery is also a good option for ulcerative colitis. Fecal transplant has also been reported to be effective. You should discuss these options with your doctor.

Question 7

ayurvedic treatment for ulcerative colitis? ?

Accepted Answer

Ulcerative colitis: There are a lot of claims, but I am yet to see a patient who was helped by any natural treatments.

Question 8

what is the best treatment for ulceritive colitis?

Accepted Answer

Well: Lots depends on how severe and advanced the disease is there are many good medications today but surgery is probably the best treatment

Question 9

i wanted to know the treatment for a stomach disease colitis (in a male of age 48)?

Accepted Answer

??: colitis means inflammation of the colon.
Stomach colitis does not exist.
Stomach inflammation is called gastritis. An acid suppressant (antiacid) can help with this.

Question 10

have you tried dr. ray lala's back to health mineral treatment for ulcerative colitis?

Accepted Answer

No: Given that dr. Ray lala's "healing centre" touts his approach of spinal alignment and minerals can treat problems from cancer to neurological problems, from arthritis to bowel irregularity, from skin conditions to herpes, it would seem implausible that any single treatment could accomplish this as a cause and effect.  There are many claims by alternative medicine but few have been proven.

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