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Ulcerative colitis
A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Robert Uyedaanswered
General Surgery 47 years experience
Inflammatory : Condition of unknown cause that causes cramps, diarrhea sometimes bloody, and GI absorption problems. Treatment requires anti-inflammatory drugs and ... Read More
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Dr. Jason Boardmananswered
General Surgery 27 years experience
Ulcerative Colitis: UC is a autoimmune type disease in which there is an inflammatory response against the patients own cells of the colon. Common symptoms include pain, ... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Tracy Berganswered
General Surgery 34 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
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5.6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
Dr. Jason Hemminganswered
Gastroenterology 19 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
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5.5k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jonah Essersanswered
Pediatric Gastroenterology 20 years experience
Medications: The best way to deal with the symptoms of UC (abdominal pain, diarrhea, poor appetite, bloody stools) is to take UC medications that decrease the inf... Read More
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Dr. Laurence Badgleyanswered
General Practice 53 years experience
Medications: ? Re how treat Ulcerative Colitis, UC. See a Gastroenterologist who specializes in UC. If symptoms persist despite therapies, ask the doctor if he wou... Read More
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2.3k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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A 25-year-old member asked:
Dr. John Edmisonanswered
Gastroenterology 21 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
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6.5k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 45-year-old female asked:
Dr. Dustin Colegroveanswered
Internal Medicine 14 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
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3.8k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Michael Fisheranswered
Dermatology 34 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
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5.8k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Addagada Raoanswered
General Surgery 58 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
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5.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 33-year-old male asked:
Dr. Martin Raffanswered
Infectious Disease 58 years experience
Ulcerative colitis: Whipworms have been suggested as a potential treatment. See www.Scientificamerican.Com/article.Cfm?Id=helminthic-therapy-mucus.
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A 37-year-old female asked:
Dr. Victor Yanganswered
39 years experience
Varied: Uc can manifest many ways but in general diarrhea, pain and bleeding are the most common.
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5k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jason Bodzinanswered
General Surgery 53 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
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5.6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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