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Treatments for Crohn's Disease & Ulcerative Colitis

Posted Aug 24 2008 4:41pm 1 Comment

Here is a list of treatments and procedures that are commonly used to treat Crohn's Disease & Ulcerative Colitis:

5-ASA agents
Anti-diarrheal medications
Anti-inflammatory medications by enema
Avoid cold wet weather
Azathioprine
Barium Enema
Bed rest
Bowel surgery
Colectomy
Colostomy
Corticosteroids
Diet changes
Enema
Hospitalization
Hydrocortisone
Ileoanal anastomosis
Intravenous feeding
Intravenous fluids
Intravenous salt replacement
Iron supplements
Lifestyle changes
Low-fiber diet
Oral anti-inflammatory medications
Ostomy
Pain relief medications
Prednisone
Salicylate
Sulfapyridine
Sulfonamide
Sulphasalazine
Surgery
Surgical removal of large bowel
Temporary colostomy
Treatments for severe attacks

These are just some of the treatments and procedures that are used to treat Crohn's Disease & Ulcerative Colitis.
You can connect with experts and other people who have Crohn's Disease & Ulcerative Colitisin the Wellsphere communities.
If you're interested in finding more information, tips, news and videos about Crohn's Disease & Ulcerative Colitis, go to the Crohn's Disease & Ulcerative Colitis WellPage or the Treatments for Crohn's Disease & Ulcerative Colitis WellPage.

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