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Elizabeth Roberts

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posted 05/21/2008, comment (1)

My Gut's Buggin' Me

I've decided that this week's blog is going to be a patient-to-patient blog. No facts, no figures, just a write-up of how me and my gut are currently doing. The reality is, I've been frustrated by my gut these past few weeks. I'm not in a full-fledged flare, but my stools are less formed (Have had outright diarrhea for two straight days... Read more Chevron

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posted 05/07/2008, comments (0)

Crohn's & Colitis Medications: A look at IBD Treatment Advances

Whether we realize it or not, treatment options for both Crohn's Disease (CD) and Ulcerative Colitis (UC) have come a long way in the past 10, 20, and 30 years. Like me, my Dad has UC and when he was first diagnosed with it, options for treating the symptoms were scarce. He took Sulpha drugs after being hospitalized with a severe flare-up in the... Read more Chevron

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posted 04/14/2008, comments (0)

Miscellaneous Ulcerative Colitis & 5-ASA Information

Ten years ago when I was finally diagnosed with UC I was given Asacol, a 5-ASA drug, to get the inflammation in my colon under control. Today, even though my symptoms are under control I still continue to take a low maintenance dose. And, my Dad who had pretty severe UC for nearly 30+ years thought he was in the clear after not having any symptoms... Read more Chevron

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Todd Eisner

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posted 03/06/2008, comment (1)

Study Shows New Approach to Crohn's Disease Treatment is More Effective

Crohn's and Biologics--- At What Point Should They Be Used? For years, the treatment of Crohn's disease has been based on a "step-up" approach in which therapies with the least toxicity are used early, and subsequent therapies are then added due to lack of response or toxicity. Unfortunately, agents with low efficacy such as the... Read more Chevron

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posted 12/10/2007, comments (0)

Side Effects of Medications Used to Treat Inflammatory Bowel Disease

While most patients with Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease do well with amino-salicylates that are extremely safe such as Asacol and Pentasa, many need to be treated with drugs that potentially can have significant side effects. The different classes of second line medications include steroids such as Prednisone and Entocort,... Read more Chevron

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