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Upper Stomach Pain Followed By Diarrhea

Health Encyclopedia: Ulcerative Colitis Medications

Medications

Drugs cannot cure inflammatory bowel disease, but they can help reduce the inflammation and accompanying symptoms in up to 80% of patients. The primary goal of drug therapy is to reduce inflammation in the intestine.

Drugs Used. Many drugs are available in different forms and may be used at various stages of the disease.

Aminosalicylates. The best treatments of ulcerative colitis are preparations of aspirin-like medications called aminosalicylates or 5-ASAs. They are used in all phases ...

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The Swine Flu in Children: When to Call Your Doctor

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...Body aches Some children may also have vomiting or diarrhea For children under the age of... Read more »

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Diarrhea can be one of the more uncomfortable and embarrassing complications of cancer. We've all... Read more »

Understanding Changes in Stool

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...imperative. If not, you can attempt to see if the diarrhea resolves on its own. Over the counter... Read more »

Dr. Eisner Q&A #9

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...effects. The most common short term side effects are diarrhea and headache. A recent paper noted... Read more »

Dealing with Anxiety Symptoms: Stomach Problems

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Crohn's Disease: Medications

...condition is generally considered in remission when the intestinal lining has healed and symptoms, such as diarrhea, abdominal cramps, and tenesmus (painful defecation), are normal or close to... Read more »

Peptic Ulcers: Medications

...commonly, magnesium hydroxide (Milk of Magnesia). The major side effect of these magnesium compounds is diarrhea.Calcium. Calcium carbonate (Tums, Titralac, and Alka-2) is a potent and... Read more »

Peptic Ulcers: Causes

...suspected in patients with ulcers who are not infected with H. pylori and have no history of NSAID use. Diarrhea may precede ulcer symptoms. Ulcers occurring in the second, third, or fourth... Read more »

Scleroderma: Prognosis

...fats in the intestines. This can lead to an increase in the number of bacteria, which causes watery diarrhea.Fecal incontinence (the inability to control bowel movements) may be more common than... Read more »

Travel to Developing Countries: Traveler's Diarrhea

Traveler's DiarrheaTraveler's diarrhea (TD) is the most common health problem a traveler encounters. It is almost always caused from ingesting certain organisms in contaminated food or water.... Read more »

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