Question 1

what is the difference between eosinophilic colitis and ulcerative colitis?

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Allergic v. immune: Eosinophils in preponderance suggest "allergy, " so a colitis associated w/ increased eosinophils may be due to a medicine.  Ulcerative colitis (uc), however, is an autoimmune inflammatory bowel disease affecting only the colon, with occasional "backwash" ileitis in the distal small intestine.  Steroids, methotrexate, imuran, (azathioprine) ; others are for uc...

Question 2

what're some treatments for nervous colitis?

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Irritable Bowel : Some specific medications can be used for irritable bowel syndrome (ibs), but best to start with simpler things. One could gradually add fiber to the diet, in the form of whole grains, fruits and vegetables or Metamucil or citrucel with plenty of water.  Dealing with stress is important -- meditation, hypnosis, guided imagery can help. Treating anxiety & depression are part of the picture as well.

Question 3

what is the treatment for distal colitis?

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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 4

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 5

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

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??: 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 6

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 7

what are the new treatments of ulcerative colitis?

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Many on pipe line: This treacherous disease who robs pleasures of life in youth, besides diet, stress control , lacking knowledge of exact etiology , besides due  failure of immunological surveillance , drugs like Humira (adalimumab , an anti tumor necrosis factor drug  ) mdx-1100 ( chemokine anti - inflammatory  drug ) being used.  Even unknown fungus is implicated in genesis of the disease.

Question 8

what are the different types of ulcerative colitis treatments?

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Many categories: There are many different categories of treatment:  1) 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-asa) derivatives (mesalamine), 2) immunosuppressive agents (6-mercaptopurine, methotrexate, cyclosporine), 3) corticosteroids (prednisone, budesonide), 4) biologics (infliximab, adalimumab, certolizumab, natalizumab), 5) others such as probiotics (lactobacilli).

Question 9

treatment for mezalazine-resistant ulcerative colitis?

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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 10

ayurvedic treatment for ulcerative colitis? ?

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

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