Inflammatory Bowel Disease Health Center

Medical Reference Related to Inflammatory Bowel Disease

51. Crohn's Disease and Pregnancy
    

    Are you wondering how having Crohn's disease will affect your pregnancy? Here are answers from the experts at WebMD.

52. 10 Questions to Ask Your Doctor About Inflammatory Bowel Disease
    

    Here are 10 important questions to ask your doctor about inflammatory bowel disease.

53. Low-Residue Diet
    

    WebMD explains what a low-residue diet is and why a person might go on this diet.

54. Bowel Disease: Caring for Your Ostomy
    

    Caring for your ostomy is an important part of maintaining your quality of life. You will need to: Empty your pouch as needed.Replace your pouching system every 4 to 7 days. This may include measuring your stoma (the exposed section of intestine) and cutting the barrier to size. For children and infants, the pouching system usually needs to be replaced every 2 to 3 days.Care for your skin and ...

55. Crohn's Disease: When Surgery Is Needed - Topic Overview
    

    Surgery for Crohn's disease usually is needed if ongoing symptoms do not respond to medicine or if side effects of medicine cause other serious problems. Surgery may be needed when you have: Bowel blockage (obstruction). Abscesses or tears (fissures) in the anal area or when abnormal connections (fistulas) form between two parts of the intestine or between the intestine and other internal ...

56. Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Enteral or Total Parenteral Nutrition - Topic Overview
    

    The following nutritional treatments may be used for inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease). Enteral nutrition Enteral nutrition is a fluid given through a tube that is inserted into the nose,down the throat,and into the stomach. This tube is called a nasogastric,or NG,tube. The fluid contains essential nutrients and helps supplement or replace a regular diet. ...

57. Crohn's Disease - What Happens
    

    Crohn's disease is an ongoing (chronic) condition that may flare up throughout your life. The course of the disease varies greatly from one person to another. Some people may have only mild symptoms, while others may have severe symptoms or complications.

58. Bowel Disease: Caring for Your Ostomy
    

    Caring for your ostomy is an important part of maintaining your quality of life. You will need to: Empty your pouch as needed.Replace your pouching system every 4 to 7 days. This may include measuring your stoma (the exposed section of intestine) and cutting the barrier to size. For children and infants, the pouching system usually needs to be replaced every 2 to 3 days.Care for your skin and ...

59. Crohn's Disease - Home Treatment
    

    Learn how to treat mild symptoms of Crohn's disease.

60. Antidiarrheal Medicines for Inflammatory Bowel Disease - Topic Overview
    

    If you have mild inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease) and diarrhea is your main symptom,try an antidiarrheal medicine. Take antidiarrheals only under your doctor's supervision. You should not take them if you have a fever or blood in your stools. If you have been taking antidiarrheals for 10 days and still have diarrhea,check with your doctor. Some of these ...