Many UC sufferers often post questions about whether or not to pursue immuno-suppressive drug treatments such as remicade or 6mp. Unfortunately not everyone weighs the long term risks. I knew undergoing several of those treatments myself that there were various risks. I had little success with any of them. However I believe that the treatments I did undertake were sufficient to have side effects. I knew that remicade affects the pancreas in a small percentage of patients so I was not surprised when my surgeon told me and my family after the first surgery that my pancreas was a little harder than it should be and is something I would need to keep an eye on going forward.
It comes as no surprise that researchers now believe that there is a link between immuno-suppressive drugs and bladder cancer among others.
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/hscout/2009/10/29/hscout632557.html?feed=rss_forbeslife_health
For those suffering from Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's realize that drugs are just a quick fix and not without consequences.