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Health Encyclopedia: Ulcerative Colitis Resources
- Ulcerative Colitis - Resources
- Highlights
- Introduction
- Causes
- Symptoms
- Risk Factors
- Ulcerative Colitis Complications
Resources
- www.ccfa.org -- Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America
- www.gastro.org -- American Gastroenterological Association
- www.acg.gi.org -- American College of Gastroenterology
- digestive.niddk.nih.gov -- National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse
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Expert & Community Posts
Microscopic, Ischemic and Ulcerative Colitis - similarities and differences
By Todd Eisner , Health ExpertThe definition of colitis is inflammation of the colon. There are many different ways that... Read more »
Q&A: Is Coumadin Safe for Colitis?
By Todd Eisner , Health Expert... MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 My ulcerative colitis has been stable on Asacol. I recently... Read more »
Q&A: Do I Need Another Colonoscopy?
By Todd Eisner , Health Expert...doctor ordered a CT scan which was read as having colitis. I was discharged and I am feeling... Read more »
Summer Camps for Children and Teens with IBD
By Tracy Davenport , Health Expert...next to impossible. Fortunately, the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America has designed... Read more »
Common Ulcerative Colitis Questions Answered
By Todd Eisner , Health ExpertI have had ulcerative colitis for years, and it began when I stopped smoking. I have read... Read more »
Health Guide
Ulcerative Colitis: Risk Factors
...remission may not be identified.) It was thought that Crohn's disease was far less common than ulcerative colitis, but currently the incidences of each are estimated to be about equal. The... Read more »Crohn's Disease: Resources
www.ccfa.org -- Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of Americawww.gastro.org -- American Gastroenterological Associationwww.acg.gi.org -- American College of Gastroenterologywww2.niddk.nih.gov --... Read more »Ulcerative Colitis: Diagnosis
...determine the presence of anemia and to measure liver enzymes. (They are abnormal in about 3% of ulcerative colitis cases.) New blood tests that measure certain antibodies may make it easier to... Read more »Ulcerative Colitis: Highlights
...HighlightsDrug ApprovalInfliximab (Remicade) was approved in 2005 for treatment of adults with ulcerative colitis. It is the first biologic drug approved for ulcerative colitis (UC). According to... Read more »Ulcerative Colitis: References
...Mapili J, Zimmermann EM. Is endoscopy necessary for the measurement of disease activity in ulcerative colitis? Am J Gastroenterol. 2005 Feb;100(2):355-61.Jensen AB, Larsen M, Gislum M, Skriver MV,... Read more »Images
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