Sunday, April 6, 2008

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COLITIS
AVOID
1. Foods that provoke symptoms.
2. Alcohol in all forms.

Colitis, also called ulcerative colitis or inflammatory bowel disease, is a chronic inflammatory disease that cause bleeding ulcers in the colon and rectum. Symptom flare-ups alternate with periods of symptom-free remission. In mild cases of colitis, patients may have normal bowel movements with a mucous discharge; more commonly, the disease also causes abdominal cramps and bloody diarrhea. When the disease is severe, violent and persistent bloody diarrhea is accompanied by fever, malaise, loss of appetite and weight, and anemia.
Although colitis may strike at any age, the cause remains unknown, although infection, the immune system, heredity, and diet have all been implicated.


DRUG THERAPY
The first medication usually tried with ulcerative colitis is 5- aminosalicylic acid, often is combination with 5-ASA derivative such as sulfasalazine. These drugs reduce inflammation. Anyone taking these medications should consume folate-rich foods, such as liver and leafy greens. Patients who do not respond to this therapy are treated with steroids, usually prednisone or hydrocortisone, which can be given orally, through an enema, or as a suppository. Long-term cortisone therapy can cause weight gain, thinning of the bones, and high blood pressure, so patients have to be carefully monitored. Because steroids promote the retention of fluids, patients taking these medicines should reduce their salt intake; they may also need extra calcium to prevent osteoporosis.

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