Inflammatory Bowel Disease Health Center

Medical Reference Related to Inflammatory Bowel Disease

81. Crohn's Disease - Home Treatment
    

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

82. Antibiotics for Crohn's Disease
    

    Drug details for Ciprofloxacin for Crohn's disease.

83. 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 ...

84. Ulcerative Colitis: Problems Outside the Digestive Tract - Topic Overview
    

    Complications of ulcerative colitis can include: 1 Arthritis,in 5% to 20% of people. Some people develop colitis-related arthritis,which may resemble rheumatoid arthritis. In people who have ulcerative colitis,inflammation limited to the lower joints of the spine (sacroiliitis) is more common than ankylosing spondylitis,another type of arthritis that affects the spine and lower back. Eye ...

85. Topic Overview
    

    Surgery is likely to be needed for ulcerative colitis when: Medicines and nutritional therapy have failed to manage severe symptoms. Toxic megacolon does not respond to medical treatment within 4 days (or sooner in some cases). Holes develop in the large intestine (perforation). You have colon cancer,a significantly increased risk of cancer (detected by biopsies ),or a narrowing in the ...

86. Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Cancer Risk - Topic Overview
    

    Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) increases the risk of colon cancer. The amount of increased risk depends on the type of inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease of the colon),how much of the intestine is involved,and how long you have been ill. The cancer risk usually does not increase until you have had IBD for 8 years or longer. Starting 8 years after diagnosis,...

87. Proctocolectomy and Ileostomy for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
    

    Information on proctocolectomy and ileostomy for inflammatory bowel disease.

88. Types of Ulcerative Colitis - Topic Overview
    

    The severity of ulcerative colitis is determined by certain criteria. 1 Ulcerative colitis can be classified as mild,moderate,severe,or fulminant (very severe),which may guide treatment choices. People who have mild ulcerative colitis may have: Fewer than four bowel movements (stools) a day. No bleeding or a small amount of bleeding with stools. Normal erythrocyte sedimentation rate ...

89. Cyclosporine for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
    

    Drug details for Cyclosporine for inflammatory bowel disease.

90. Ileoanal Anastomosis for Ulcerative Colitis
    

    These surgeries are done to treat ulcerative colitis.