Collagenous Colitis Treatment
- Ulcerative Colitis
- What Is It? & Symptoms
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Prevention
There is no way to prevent ulcerative colitis. However, some people are able to decrease the frequency of symptoms by avoiding certain foods, such as spicy foods or milk products. If you have ulcerative colitis, you can decrease the toll the condition takes on your body by eating a well-balanced, nutritious diet. By storing up vitamins and nutrients, even between episodes with symptoms, you can decrease complications from malnutrition, such as weight loss or a low blood count.
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Microscopic, Ischemic and Ulcerative Colitis: similarities and...
The definition of colitis is inflammation of the colon. There are many different ways that inflammation can present and manifest itself.... Read more »
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... Read more »
Melatonin: A Possible Treatment for Ulcerative Colitis
Melatonin is a naturally occurring hormone in the body that is produced by the pineal gland. It has been well known for its role in the... Read more »
Fighting Rheumatoid Arthritis With Chicken Collagen
A number of health websites have reported on the recent article in the journal Arthritis and Rheumatism, which studied chicken collagen as... Read more »
Common Ulcerative Colitis Questions Answered
I have had ulcerative colitis for years, and it began when I stopped smoking. I have read that there may be an association. I... Read more »
From Our Sources
Gene variant may hold key to Crohn's, colitis treatment
A study funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health has found a gene that may help protect its carriers against Crohn's disease and colitis.... Read more »
Chicken collagen may ease RA
The protein collagen derived from chickens is nearly as effective as low doses of the drug methotrexate at reducing some symptoms of rheumatoid... Read more »
Collagen deficiency linked to OA
Duke University scientists working with mice have discovered that a deficiency in a certain of collagen appears to cause osteoarthritis (OA) and... Read more »
Chicken Collagen May Treat RA: Study
Chinese scientists have found that chicken collagen may help reduce the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In a study of 503 RA patients,... Read more »
Colitis
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Colitis is swelling (inflammation) of the large intestine (colon).Causes, incidence, and risk factorsColitis can have many different causes,... Read more »
Six Treatment Options for Ulcerative Colitis
Drug Therapies Some cases of Ulcerative Colitis are treated with medications. The aim of drug therapies is to alleviate and resolve the symtpoms of UC by inducing remission of the diesease, prevent flare ups by maintaining remission. There...
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