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Friday, October, 16, 2009

Symptoms Of Fistula Between Bowel And Bladder

Humira may ease Crohn's fistulas

October 03, 2008
According to drugmaker Abbott, Humira may heal Crohn's-related fistulas. Fistulas are tunnels that connect the intestines to other parts of the body, such as the skin or the bladder, and up to 43 percent of all Crohn's patients will experience these painful and embarrassing sores. But researchers say that over half of the study participants who took Humira experienced healing and improved quality of life in less than two years. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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In Want Of Continence After Childbirth
By Nancy Muller , Health Expert

...ten years ago, a fistula is an opening between the bladder and/or rectum and the vagina. It is... Read more »

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Dr. Eisner Answers Your IBD Questions: What is a fistula?
By Todd Eisner , Health Expert

...some time. Lately however, despite having normal bowel movements, I have noticed a small opening... Read more »

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Answering Incontinence Community Questions: How Does Bladder Augmentation Work?
By Jennifer Sobol, D.O. , Health Expert

Bladder Augmentation - Reader's Question: If a bladder is augmented, do the bladder muscles stop... Read more »

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Can I Get a New Bladder?
By Jennifer Sobol, D.O. , Health Expert

...asked about the possibility of transplanting a new bladder. It is an interesting thought isn't... Read more »

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What if the Suprapubic Catheter Does Not Work?
By Jennifer Sobol, D.O. , Health Expert

...I have multiple sclerosis and I have a neurogenic bladder.  That is why the doctor suggested... Read more »

Health Guide

Urge incontinence
Overactive bladder; Detrusor instability; Detrusor hyperreflexia; Irritable bladder; Spasmodic bladder; Unstable bladder; Incontinence - urge Treatment There are... Read more »
Stress incontinence
...patients with mild-to-moderate stress incontinence. They include: Antimuscarinic drugs block bladder contractions. Many doctors prescribe these types of drugs first. Alpha-adrenergic... Read more »
Crohn's Disease: Diagnosis
...if you have celiac sprue.Interstitial Cystitis. Interstitial cystitis (IC) is an inflammation of the bladder wall that occurs almost exclusively in women. Some evidence suggests that the risk for... Read more »
Ulcerative Colitis: Diagnosis
...when you have celiac sprue.Interstitial Cystitis. Interstitial cystitis (IC) is an inflammation of the bladder wall that occurs almost exclusively in women. Some evidence suggests that the risk... Read more »
Cervical Cancer: Treatment for Invasive Cervical Cancer
...be performed called a pelvic exenteration, which combines radical hysterectomy with removal of the bladder and rectum. (In such cases, plastic surgery may be needed afterward to recreate an... Read more »

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