Inflammatory Bowel Disease Treatment
Newer Medications for Inflammatory Bowel Disease Treatment: Are they appropriate for you?
I have to
take many pills each day. I have heard that there is an extended release
version that I may be able to take instead. Is this true?
Asacol is composed of mesalamine, an anti-inflammatory specific for the gastrointestinal tract. It is also the major component of other medications used to treat ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, Pentasa, ...show all 9 brand names. Rowasa enema and Canasa suppositories. Lialda is a recently approved mesalamine product that has two advantages over ...
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Expert & Community Posts
Ask the Expert: Ulcerative Colitis and RA
By Dr. Mark Borigini , Health Expert...shows that anywhere from 7 to 20% of patients with inflammatory bowel disease develop... Read more »
Symptoms Outside the GI Tract in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
By Todd Eisner , Health ExpertSome patients with inflammatory bowel disease have significant symptoms outside of the... Read more »
Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Nutrition
By Todd Eisner , Health ExpertPatients with inflammatory bowel disease typically have great and warranted concerns about what... Read more »
Could Bugs or Worms Be the Answer?
By Elizabeth Roberts , Health ExpertWhipworms In was in 2004 when I first read about drinking pig whipworms to treat IBD. Joel... Read more »
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) and Osteoporosis
By Todd Eisner , Health Expert...loss. Osteoporosis is more common in patients with inflammatory bowel disease than the... Read more »
Health Guide
The Importance of Proper Nutrition in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Patients with inflammatory bowel disease typically have great and warranted concerns about what they should eat. While diet is most likely not a major factor in the inflammatory disorder in these... Read more »Protein-losing enteropathy
...condition can be a symptom of diseases that cause ulcers in the digestive tract. Such diseases include inflammatory bowel disease and celiac disease. The condition can also be caused by... Read more »Recognizing, Diagnosing & Treating IBD in Children
...ulcerative colitis tend to strike during childhood at an average age of 12 years old. And, just as in adult inflammatory bowel disease, pediatric IBD runs the spectrum from mild to severe disease.... Read more »Dirt ingestion
Swallowing dirtmay cause constipation and intestinal obstruction, which results in stomach pain. Read more »Secretin stimulation test
Pancreatic function test Normal Values What abnormal results mean Abnormal values may indicate cystic fibrosis or chronic pancreatitis. Read more »Images
Crohn's disease is a type of inflammatory bowel disease that typically effects the small intestine.... Read more »
Medications
...used to treat on-going diarrhea in people with inflammatory bowel disease. Loperamide... Read more »
Related News
IBD costly to patients, providers
December 29, 2008The burden of treating Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis is costly at both the patient and the national level, a new study has found.... Read summary »
Bacteria Battles IBD
June 03, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) Researchers did a gut check, and may have come up with the solution to a painful condition known as inflammatory bowel disease... Read summary »
Gene variant may hold key to Crohn's, colitis treatment
October 02, 2008A 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 summary »
Scientists ID gene linked to childhood IBD
October 03, 2008Researchers at Emory University say they've identified a gene that may determine whether a child develops inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The... Read summary »
Q&A: The evolution of Crohn's treatments
October 03, 2008A newly-diagnosed Crohn's patient asks experts at The Mayo Clinic about the treatment options available for her condition. According to... Read summary »
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