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What is Ulcerative Colitis?
Ulcerative colitis, an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that causes chronic inflammation of the digestive tract, is
characterized by abdominal pain and diarrhea. Like Crohn's disease, another common IBD, ulcerative colitis can be
debilitating and sometimes can lead to life-threatening complications.
Ulcerative colitis usually affects only the innermost lining of your large intestine (colon) and rectum. It occurs only
through continuous stretches of your colon, unlike Crohn's disease, which occurs in patches anywhere in the digestive
tract and often spreads deep into the layers of affected tissues.
There's no known cure for ulcerative colitis, but therapies are available that may dramatically reduce the signs and
symptoms of ulcerative colitis and even bring about a long-term remission.
Symptoms
Ulcerative colitis symptoms can vary, depending on the severity of inflammation and where it occurs. For these
reasons, doctors often classify ulcerative colitis according to its location.
• Ulcerative proctitis
• Proctosigmoiditis
• Left-sided colitis
• Pancolitis
• Fulminant colitis
• Abdominal pain
• Blood in your stool
• Ongoing bouts of diarrhea that don't respond to over-the-counter (OTC) medications
• An unexplained fever lasting more than a day or two
Although ulcerative colitis usually isn't fatal, it's a serious disease that, in some cases, may cause life-threatening
complications.
Causes
Like Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis causes inflammation and ulcers in your intestine. But unlike Crohn's, which can
affect the colon in various sections, ulcerative colitis usually affects one continuous section of the inner lining of the
colon beginning with the rectum.
No one is quite sure what triggers ulcerative colitis, but there's a consensus as to what doesn't. Researchers no longer
believe that stress is the main culprit, although stress can often aggravate symptoms. Instead, current thinking focuses
on the following possibilities:
• Immune system
• Heredity
Western Medicine Treatment
The goal of medical treatment is to reduce the inflammation that triggers your signs and symptoms. In the best cases,
this may lead not only to symptom relief but also to long-term remission. Ulcerative colitis treatment usually involves
either drug therapy or surgery.
Doctors use several categories of drugs that control inflammation in different ways. But drugs that work well for some
people may not work for others, so it may take time to find a medication that helps you. In addition, because some
drugs have serious side effects, you'll need to weigh the benefits and risks of any treatment.
• Anti-inflammatory drugs
• Sulfasalazine
• Mesalamine
• Corticosteroids
• Immune system suppressors
• Other medications
• Antibiotics
• Anti-diarrheals
• Pain relievers.
• Iron supplements.
• Surgery
• Pregnancy
Alternative Medicine
There is a significant progress using alternative medicine in this area.
If you want a referral of an expert alternative medicine practitioner in your
local area, please use our free referral service by calling our toll-free at
1-888-919-1188, or e-mail us to wei@weilab.com, or click the button
at the right to have us contact you.
Information gathered from the Mayo Clinic
Ulcerative colitis, an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that causes chronic inflammation of the digestive tract, is
characterized by abdominal pain and diarrhea. Like Crohn's disease, another common IBD, ulcerative colitis can be
debilitating and sometimes can lead to life-threatening complications.
Ulcerative colitis usually affects only the innermost lining of your large intestine (colon) and rectum. It occurs only
through continuous stretches of your colon, unlike Crohn's disease, which occurs in patches anywhere in the digestive
tract and often spreads deep into the layers of affected tissues.
There's no known cure for ulcerative colitis, but therapies are available that may dramatically reduce the signs and
symptoms of ulcerative colitis and even bring about a long-term remission.
Symptoms
Ulcerative colitis symptoms can vary, depending on the severity of inflammation and where it occurs. For these
reasons, doctors often classify ulcerative colitis according to its location.
• Ulcerative proctitis
• Proctosigmoiditis
• Left-sided colitis
• Pancolitis
• Fulminant colitis
• Abdominal pain
• Blood in your stool
• Ongoing bouts of diarrhea that don't respond to over-the-counter (OTC) medications
• An unexplained fever lasting more than a day or two
Although ulcerative colitis usually isn't fatal, it's a serious disease that, in some cases, may cause life-threatening
complications.
Causes
Like Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis causes inflammation and ulcers in your intestine. But unlike Crohn's, which can
affect the colon in various sections, ulcerative colitis usually affects one continuous section of the inner lining of the
colon beginning with the rectum.
No one is quite sure what triggers ulcerative colitis, but there's a consensus as to what doesn't. Researchers no longer
believe that stress is the main culprit, although stress can often aggravate symptoms. Instead, current thinking focuses
on the following possibilities:
• Immune system
• Heredity
Western Medicine Treatment
The goal of medical treatment is to reduce the inflammation that triggers your signs and symptoms. In the best cases,
this may lead not only to symptom relief but also to long-term remission. Ulcerative colitis treatment usually involves
either drug therapy or surgery.
Doctors use several categories of drugs that control inflammation in different ways. But drugs that work well for some
people may not work for others, so it may take time to find a medication that helps you. In addition, because some
drugs have serious side effects, you'll need to weigh the benefits and risks of any treatment.
• Anti-inflammatory drugs
• Sulfasalazine
• Mesalamine
• Corticosteroids
• Immune system suppressors
- o Azathioprine and mercaptopurine
o Cyclosporine
o Infliximab
• Other medications
• Antibiotics
• Anti-diarrheals
• Pain relievers.
• Iron supplements.
• Surgery
• Pregnancy
Alternative Medicine
There is a significant progress using alternative medicine in this area.
If you want a referral of an expert alternative medicine practitioner in your
local area, please use our free referral service by calling our toll-free at
1-888-919-1188, or e-mail us to wei@weilab.com, or click the button
at the right to have us contact you.
Information gathered from the Mayo Clinic
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