Medical Journeys > Ulcerative Colitis Ulcerative Colitis: When Surgery Must Be Considered — An alternative when drugs and behavioral approaches fail by John Gever, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today ...

While medication and lifestyle changes are used to treat ulcerative colitis (UC), a person may need surgery if their symptoms cannot be managed by these first-line treatments.

"Our purpose in this study was to see if the use of infliximab for ulcerative colitis would reduce the need for surgery," says William Sandborn, M.D., a Mayo Clinic gastroenterologist and lead ...

Medical Journeys > Ulcerative Colitis For Your Patients: Would Surgery Help My Ulcerative Colitis? — It may be the best option for some by John Gever, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today Reviewed ...

The number of patients using so-called advanced therapies—medicines designed to target a specific part of the immune system—to tackle ulcerative colitis rose rapidly between 2004 and 2023 ...

Ulcerative colitis is the most common cause of proctitis, but it's not the only cause. You can get proctitis from a STD or other infection, medicine, radiation therapy, or bowel surgery.

Philadelphia, Pa. (October 10, 2013) –"Pouchitis" developing after surgery for ulcerative colitis (UC) is associated with changes in gene expression, which increase along with disease severity ...

He will have a second surgery in two months, followed by a shorter recovery. “I've had ulcerative colitis for a number of years, and recently, the flare-ups have been more severe,” Bronin said.

Ileostomy Surgery After Living With Ulcerative Colitis In this episode, Bryan talks to Anna Ransbotham-Cole about her journey of getting an ileostomy surgery after living with ulcerative colitis.

Medicine New drug for IBD, ulcerative colitis wins FDA approval: ‘Amazing results’ By Marc Lallanilla Published Oct. 16, 2023, 4:24 p.m. ET ...