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.

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 ...

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 ...

Through a systematic review, U.S. and Canadian researchers analyzed best practices in the surgical care of pediatric patients with ulcerative colitis by addressing various clinical questions that ...

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One type of surgery to treat UC, sometimes called J-pouch surgery, is commonly used for treatment. The first step in the process is to remove your entire large intestine, or colon and rectum.

Those who have undergone surgery or are struggling with an ulcerative colitis flare up may be put on a low residue diet or a low fiber diet in order to manage symptoms and lessen the burden of ...

Greater access to innovative treatments could be linked to a drop in patients requiring surgery for a type of inflammatory bowel disease, a 20-year study suggests.