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    Shelly Rondeau Heller

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    posted 05/21/2009, comment (1)

    The Healing Journey

    Greetings to the HealthCentral community! It's spring, 2009, exactly eight years after the final of my three surgeries for ulcerative colitis. In numerology terms, nine years is a full cycle. So perhaps it is fitting that as I enter this final year of the cycle, I am joining HealthCentral's IBD team as a blogger.   I have the dubious... Read moreChevron
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    posted 05/11/2009, comments (0)

    Surgical Intervention in Crohn's Disease

    Last month we talked about the surgical intervention in the treatment of UC. This time we will discuss how surgery can play a role in the treatment of Crohn's Disease. Different that surgical intervention in UC, surgery is not a cure for people dealing with Crohn's. In most cases of Crohn's surgical intervention is used as a way to reduce symptoms... Read moreChevron
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    posted 04/06/2009, comment (1)

    Facing Surgery for UC?

    As mentioned in my previous blog entry the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA) estimates that as many as 20% of patients with Ulcerative Colitis (UC) will require surgery in their life time.  When medical treatments do not provide the needed result you may also find that you are facing surgery for your UC (1).A proctocolectomy is... Read moreChevron
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    When to consider surgery for IBD

    There are several medical treatments currently available for the management of IBD.  Some of those treatments include the use of one or more of the following: antibiotics, anti-inflammatory agents, steroids, biologic therapies and monoclonal antibodies.  When these treatments do not provide improvement or the side effects out weight the... Read moreChevron
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    posted 12/11/2008, comment (1)

    FDA issues "stern" safety warnings on Salix brand Visicol and OsmoPrep bowel cleansers

    According to Associated Press business writer Matthew Perrone:   Federal health officials said today, that they will add the sternest safety warnings available to drugs used before colonoscopies, following reports of kidney damage in several patients. The Food and Drug Administration said it has received more than 20 reports of a serious... Read moreChevron
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