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Ulcerative colitis flatulence
A 29-year-old female asked:
Dr. Stuart Hickersonanswered
Family Medicine 32 years experience
Cramps: A common medication for cramps would be Bentyl or Dicyclomine.
134 viewsAnswered Oct 06, 2019
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A 17-year-old male asked:
Dr. Martin Raffanswered
Infectious Disease 56 years experience
GI issues: You really need to see a gastroenterologist and have this diagnosed appropriately. Keep records of all symptoms and take these with you to the doctor.... Read More
3.8k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
Dr. David Masielloanswered
Hematology and Oncology 18 years experience
Vague GI complaints: This coul dbe symptoms of any number of GI disorders including peptic ulcer disease, infalmitory bowel disease, irritable bowel disease, or pancreatic... Read More
3.8k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
Dr. Lori Semelanswered
Pediatrics 35 years experience
Belly issues: These symptoms can be suggestive of irritable bowel syndrome, lactose intolerance, gastroesophageal reflux (GERD), inflammatory bowel syndrome. It is ... Read More
3.8k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Tracy Berganswered
General Surgery 32 years experience
Management/surgery: Ulcerative colitis can be managed medically. It is a lot of work focusing on normalizing bowel movements (2 soft daily), avoiding irritants (they vary... Read More
5.6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
Dr. Jason Hemminganswered
Gastroenterology 17 years experience
Medications surgery: The mainstay of treatment is medical, however a small proportion of very sick patients end up needing a colectomy (removal of the colon). Medication ... Read More
5.5k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 25-year-old member asked:
Dr. John Edmisonanswered
Gastroenterology 19 years experience
Diarrhea: The most common symptoms include diarrhea, hematochezia (blood per rectum) and abdominal pain / cramps. Less common symptoms include constipation, te... Read More
6.5k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 45-year-old female asked:
Dr. Dustin Colegroveanswered
Internal Medicine 12 years experience
Symptoms and : Via colonoscopy. Biopsies will be taken during the procedure and interpretation by a pathologist and may show characteristics of ulcerative colitis. ... Read More
3.8k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Michael Zadehanswered
General Surgery 17 years experience
Ulcerative colitis: Initial treatment of ulcerative colitis involves medications similar to Aspirin which work to reduce the inflammation of the colon. For acute episodes... Read More
5.6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Michael Fisheranswered
Dermatology 32 years experience
Ulcerative colitis: Ulcerative colitis can be relatively easy to diagnose because it normally affects only the colon and rectum and usually causes an obvious change in d... Read More
5.8k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Addagada Raoanswered
General Surgery 56 years experience
NO If you take care : Ulcerative colitis most of the time could be controlled , with aim of prolonged remission, possible to prevent most of complications , need to be fo... Read More
5.1k viewsReviewed Jun 22, 2020
A 37-year-old female asked:
Dr. Victor Yanganswered
Gastroenterology 37 years experience
Varied: Uc can manifest many ways but in general diarrhea, pain and bleeding are the most common.
5k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jason Bodzinanswered
General Surgery 51 years experience
Probably not: Many holistic therapies have been tried for uc, some with success. It probably wouldn't hurt so give it a try. Give it a week or two, if no improvem... Read More
5.6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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