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Treatment
Treatments for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
by
Debra Wood, RN
Treatment for inflammatory bowel disease aims to control symptoms and reduce inflammation in the bowel and throughout the body. Controlling inflammation is important to manage complications and improve quality of life. Hospitalization may be needed to control symptoms of severe flare-ups.
Treatment involves the following:
Lifestyle changes
Medications
Surgery
Alternative and complementary therapies for Crohn's disease
Alternative and complementary therapies for ulcerative colitis
Medications
Surgery
Alternative and complementary therapies for Crohn's disease
Alternative and complementary therapies for ulcerative colitis
Other experimental therapies are still being studied for use in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease. These therapies are not yet approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA). You may want to ask your doctor about taking part in a clinical trial.
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References:
American Gastroenterological Association website. Available at:
http://www.gastro.org/
. Accessed March 6, 2006.
Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America
website. Available at:
http://www.ccfa.org/
. Accessed March 6, 2006.
National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse website. Available at:
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/
. Accessed March 6, 2006.
Primary Care Medicine
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Rakel RE, Bope ET.
Conn's Current Therapy 2001
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Last reviewed September 2012 by Daus Mahnke, MD
Last Updated: 09/11/2012
Last Updated: 09/11/2012
