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    • A Full-Body Approach to Manage UC

    How UC Inflames Your Large Intestine

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      Complications

      Your immune system overreacts when it comes to your intestine, which can bring on a host of other problems.

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      Team Up With a Specialist

      Your partnership with your doctor is key to handling your ulcerative colitis. Little things you do can help.

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      More Than Mild? Medicines Your Doctor Might Prescribe

      If you have moderate to severe ulcerative colitis, your doctor will consider several different types of medications, including 5-ASAs, corticosteroids, and drugs that work on your immune system. Get to know what each type of medicine does.

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      Signs You Need to Change Your Treatment

      Sometimes your first approach isn’t the right one. These clues may help you know when to talk with your doctor about a new path to remission.

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      Will You Need Surgery?

      There’s a list of reasons why you may need to have UC surgery, from your meds stopped working to severe complications.

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