What is the effect of birth control pill on colitis?
April 29, 2009 by About Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Filed under Crohns and Colitis
Can you answer mechflight20’s question about IBS?:
I’ve done a little research and have been starting to find more and more sites that tell me taking the Birth Control pill can lead to the development of Ulcerative Colitis and/or Chromes Disease. Does anyone know if this is true? Or why this would happen? Also what if the person had Proctitis beforehand started taking the pill and has developed Colitis. Could the pill be the reason for it?
Probiotics And Ibs
I’ve done a little research and have been starting to find more and more sites that tell me taking the Birth Control pill can lead to the development of Ulcerative Colitis and/or Chromes Disease. Does anyone know if this is true? Or why this would happen? Also what if the person had Proctitis beforehand started taking the pill and has developed Colitis. Could the pill be the reason for it?
Probiotics And Ibs
Crohn’s Disease Causes Symptoms Information With Treatment
April 29, 2009 by About Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Filed under Crohns and Colitis
Crohn’s disease is a chronic inflammatory disease of the intestines. Both inflame the lining of your digestive tract, and both can cause dirk Bouts of watery or bloody diarrhea and abdominal pain. Crohn’s disease affects the deepest layers of the lining of the digestive tract, causing deep sores called ulcers. Ulcerative colitis, on the other hand, usually affects only the innermost lining of your large intestine (colon) and rectum. Both illnesses do have one strong feature in common. In the process, the body sends white blood cells into the lining of the intestines, where they produce chronic inflammation. These cells then generate harmful products that ultimately lead to ulcerations and bowel injury. In Crohn’s disease, all layers of the intestine may be involved, and there can be normal healthy bowel in between patches of diseased bowel. There’s no known medical cure for Crohn’s disease. However, therapies are available that may greatly reduce the signs and symptoms of Crohn’s disease and even bring about a long-term remission.
Causes of Crohn’s Disease
The common Causes of Crohn’s Disease :
People with a family history of ulcerative colitis (another inflammatory bowel disorder) also run a higher risk of getting the disease.
Stress is thought to exacerbate the illness which can affect any part of the digestive system, from the mouth to the anus.
Most recent research has concentrated on mycobacteria. A diet low in fibre and high in chemicals is also suspected to have a role in the illness.
Symptoms of Crohn’s Disease
Some Symptoms of Crohn’s Disease :
Crampy abdominal (belly area) pain
Persistent, watery diarrhea
Diarrhea.
Fever
Fatigue
Loss of appetite.
Treatment of Crohn’s Disease
Since there is frequently a bacterial infection along with Crohn’s disease, antibiotics are often used to treat this problem. Two that are commonly used are ciprofloxacin (trade name: Cipro) and metronidazole (trade name: Flagyl).
The anti-bacterial agent Metronidazole has been shown to be effective in treating lesions in the gut, but long-term use can lead to seizures.
Other drugs which can be effective include sulfaslazine, immunosuppressive drugs and corticosteroids.
Abdominal cramps and diarrhea may be helped by medications, which often lessen the inflammation in the colon. More serious cases may require steroid drugs, antibiotics, or drugs that affect the body’s immune system.
A small number of patients, who temporarily need extra nutrition, may need periods of feeding by vein (intravenously).
sulfasalazine (Azulfidine), Dipentum, Asacol, Rowasa, and Pentasa belong to a group of drugs called the 5-aminosalicylates. These drugs are most useful in maintaining a remission, once the disease is brought under control. They are most effective when the disease is present in the colon. These are available in oral and enema preparation.
Thanks to Juliet Cohen for contributing this article to our IBS blog:
Causes of Crohn’s Disease
The common Causes of Crohn’s Disease :
People with a family history of ulcerative colitis (another inflammatory bowel disorder) also run a higher risk of getting the disease.
Stress is thought to exacerbate the illness which can affect any part of the digestive system, from the mouth to the anus.
Most recent research has concentrated on mycobacteria. A diet low in fibre and high in chemicals is also suspected to have a role in the illness.
Symptoms of Crohn’s Disease
Some Symptoms of Crohn’s Disease :
Crampy abdominal (belly area) pain
Persistent, watery diarrhea
Diarrhea.
Fever
Fatigue
Loss of appetite.
Treatment of Crohn’s Disease
Since there is frequently a bacterial infection along with Crohn’s disease, antibiotics are often used to treat this problem. Two that are commonly used are ciprofloxacin (trade name: Cipro) and metronidazole (trade name: Flagyl).
The anti-bacterial agent Metronidazole has been shown to be effective in treating lesions in the gut, but long-term use can lead to seizures.
Other drugs which can be effective include sulfaslazine, immunosuppressive drugs and corticosteroids.
Abdominal cramps and diarrhea may be helped by medications, which often lessen the inflammation in the colon. More serious cases may require steroid drugs, antibiotics, or drugs that affect the body’s immune system.
A small number of patients, who temporarily need extra nutrition, may need periods of feeding by vein (intravenously).
sulfasalazine (Azulfidine), Dipentum, Asacol, Rowasa, and Pentasa belong to a group of drugs called the 5-aminosalicylates. These drugs are most useful in maintaining a remission, once the disease is brought under control. They are most effective when the disease is present in the colon. These are available in oral and enema preparation.
Thanks to Juliet Cohen for contributing this article to our IBS blog:
Juliet Cohen writes health articles for health diseases and disorders. She also writes articles on women makeup tips.
Crohn’s Disease Symptoms
April 28, 2009 by About Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Filed under Crohns and Colitis
Crohn’s disease is a condition which causes inflammation of the digestive or gastrointestinal (GI) tract. It can occur anywhere in the GI tract; but is predominant in the lower part of the small intestine, in the ileum. This swelling reaches the lining of the affected organ to cause pain and leads to the frequent emptying of intestines to lead to diarrhea.
Crohn’s disease is referred by different names depending on the inflammation that occurs in different parts of the intestine. Inflammation that is found in the end of the small intestine is referred to as Crohn’s terminal ileitis and Crohn’s entero-coilitis and ileo-colitis are the terms used to describe the inflammation of the small intestine and colon. In both cases of Crohn’s disease, a small intestinal obstruction, diarrhea and abdominal pain are the common symptoms.
As the symptoms of Crohn’s disease are similar to other intestinal disorders, they are difficult to diagnose. Sufferers usually have all the layers of the intestine involved in the infection where there may also be healthy bowel found in between the sections of diseased bowel. The most common symptoms are abdominal pain, rectal bleeding, arthritis, skin problems, fever and sometimes persistent bleeding that leads to anemia.
Crohn’s disease is a life long condition where there are flare ups of the symptoms that tend to alternate with periods of remission. There is no actual trigger for a relapse but when a person suffers from symptoms of Crohn’s disease it indicates that the disease is active.
Diarrhea that arises from Crohn’s disease may contain blood, pus or mucus that may go up to 10 or 20 times a day, even at night. This may in turn lead to painful tears or fissures developing around the anus. The pain in the abdomen associated with Crohn’s disease is referred to be cramping or colicky. In such cases, the abdomen becomes sore to the touch, and tends to swell up.
Weight loss is another symptom of Crohn’s disease that is a consequence of diarrhea and the loss of appetite a person develops when suffering from Crohn’s disease. Another symptom of Crohn’s disease is mouth ulcers, joint pain, inflammation in the eyes and rashes or ulcers that are found on the skin.
A chronic sufferer of Crohn’s disease experiences severe inflammation complications which includes fistula which is an abnormal connection that exists between the bowel and a part near the bowel like the bladder, vagina or loop of bowel. These fistulas can lead to recurrent infections of the urinary genital tracts.
Some people suffer from other complications like abscesses that form inside the abdomen or perhaps a stricture that tends to obstruct the passage of bowel movements. And a person, who has suffered from Crohn’s disease for eight to ten years, faces an increased risk of getting bowel cancer.
As it can be seen there are numerous symptoms to Crohn’s disease which are similar to a case of indigestion and piles it is necessary to have a check up with recurrence of the symptoms. This is to prevent complications that may lead to bowel cancer.
Thanks to Sharon Price for contributing this article to our IBS blog:
Crohn’s disease is referred by different names depending on the inflammation that occurs in different parts of the intestine. Inflammation that is found in the end of the small intestine is referred to as Crohn’s terminal ileitis and Crohn’s entero-coilitis and ileo-colitis are the terms used to describe the inflammation of the small intestine and colon. In both cases of Crohn’s disease, a small intestinal obstruction, diarrhea and abdominal pain are the common symptoms.
As the symptoms of Crohn’s disease are similar to other intestinal disorders, they are difficult to diagnose. Sufferers usually have all the layers of the intestine involved in the infection where there may also be healthy bowel found in between the sections of diseased bowel. The most common symptoms are abdominal pain, rectal bleeding, arthritis, skin problems, fever and sometimes persistent bleeding that leads to anemia.
Crohn’s disease is a life long condition where there are flare ups of the symptoms that tend to alternate with periods of remission. There is no actual trigger for a relapse but when a person suffers from symptoms of Crohn’s disease it indicates that the disease is active.
Diarrhea that arises from Crohn’s disease may contain blood, pus or mucus that may go up to 10 or 20 times a day, even at night. This may in turn lead to painful tears or fissures developing around the anus. The pain in the abdomen associated with Crohn’s disease is referred to be cramping or colicky. In such cases, the abdomen becomes sore to the touch, and tends to swell up.
Weight loss is another symptom of Crohn’s disease that is a consequence of diarrhea and the loss of appetite a person develops when suffering from Crohn’s disease. Another symptom of Crohn’s disease is mouth ulcers, joint pain, inflammation in the eyes and rashes or ulcers that are found on the skin.
A chronic sufferer of Crohn’s disease experiences severe inflammation complications which includes fistula which is an abnormal connection that exists between the bowel and a part near the bowel like the bladder, vagina or loop of bowel. These fistulas can lead to recurrent infections of the urinary genital tracts.
Some people suffer from other complications like abscesses that form inside the abdomen or perhaps a stricture that tends to obstruct the passage of bowel movements. And a person, who has suffered from Crohn’s disease for eight to ten years, faces an increased risk of getting bowel cancer.
As it can be seen there are numerous symptoms to Crohn’s disease which are similar to a case of indigestion and piles it is necessary to have a check up with recurrence of the symptoms. This is to prevent complications that may lead to bowel cancer.
Thanks to Sharon Price for contributing this article to our IBS blog:
http://www.crohnsinfoonline.comis an informative site for people suffering from crohns disease and other related problems.
Could my 5 month old daughter have crohns disease?
April 27, 2009 by About Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Filed under Crohns and Colitis
Can you answer scriptd’s question about IBS?:
My husbands uncle has crohns and ever since 4 weeks of age our daughter has had many bowel issues that you could compare to crohns. I know alot of doctors say she is to young to diagnose but is it possible her risk is higher due to family history?
Stress And Irritable Bowel
My husbands uncle has crohns and ever since 4 weeks of age our daughter has had many bowel issues that you could compare to crohns. I know alot of doctors say she is to young to diagnose but is it possible her risk is higher due to family history?
Stress And Irritable Bowel
Get Information Regarding Colitis
April 26, 2009 by About Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Filed under Crohns and Colitis
Ulcerative colitis is a disease that causes inflammation and sores, called ulcers, in the lining of the rectum and colon. Ulcers form where inflammation has killed the cells that usually line the colon, then bleed and produce pus. Inflammation in the colon also causes the colon to empty frequently, causing diarrhea.
Colitis usually begins in the lower part of the colon and spreads upwards. The first symptom of the trouble is an increased urgency to move the bowel, followed by cramping pains in the abdomen and, sometimes, bloody mucus in the stools. As the disease spreads upward, the stools become watery and more frequent and are characterised by rectal straining. The loss of blood and fluid from the bowels results in weakness, fever, nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, and anaemia.
Mesalamine (Asacol, Rowasa) and olsalazine (Dipentum). These medications tend to have fewer side effects than sulfasalazine has. You take them in tablet form or use them rectally in the form of enemas or suppositories, depending on the area of your colon affected by ulcerative colitis. Mesalamine enemas can relieve signs and symptoms in more than 80 percent of people with ulcerative colitis in the lower left side of their colon and rectum. Olsalazine may cause or worsen existing diarrhea in some people.
The primary goal of treating ulcerative colitis is to reduce the inflammation that triggers symptoms. In many cases, medication can control symptoms, but surgery may be required when medical therapy fails or if signs of colon cancer develop. Ulcerative colitis can be cured by removal of the entire colon. Treatment depends on the location and severity of the disease, the presence of complications and the patient’s response to medications.
Cholestyramine (Questran), an agent that binds bile salts, helps to manage diarrhea associated with Crohn disease, particularly in people who have had part of their small intestine removed. Bentyl may relieve intestinal spasms.
Doctors will usually try to put you on a low-fiber diet. The exact opposite is required to cure yourself of colitis. Doctors will try to keep your colitis going so that they can continue to keep you on the drugs and steroids, and possibly end up hospitalizing you, or killing you, which makes a killing for them. Steroids may decrease inflammation, but they also decrease your ability to fight infections and can possibly take such a toll on your immune system that you become dangerously ill or even die.
Balanced diet is a must to keep your body fit and healthy. Patient suffering from colitis should take food rich in green leafy vegetables like cabbage, carrot, etc. There diet should also include fruits like papaya, apple, and banana. However, citrus fruits like orange should be strictly avoided. Patients are kept juice diet, in which they can only take freshly prepared juice 3-4 times a day. This continues for 8-9 days, after that they can be given balanced diet, including whole wheat grain, etc. Junk foods, sweets, chocolates, hard and soft drink should be strictly avoided.
After the juice fast, ,the patient should gradually adopt a diet of small, frequent meals of soft cooked or steamed vegetables, rice, and well-ripened fruits like banana, papaya, yoghurt and home-made cottage cheese. Sprouted seeds and grains, whole wheat bread and raw vegetables may be added gradually to this diet after about 10 days. Tender coconut water is highly beneficial as it is soothing to the soft mucosa of the colon. Cooked apple also aids the healing of ulcerative conditions because of its ample concentration of iron and phosphorus. All foods must be eaten slowly and chewed thoroughly.
Thanks to peterhutch for contributing this article to our IBS blog:
Colitis usually begins in the lower part of the colon and spreads upwards. The first symptom of the trouble is an increased urgency to move the bowel, followed by cramping pains in the abdomen and, sometimes, bloody mucus in the stools. As the disease spreads upward, the stools become watery and more frequent and are characterised by rectal straining. The loss of blood and fluid from the bowels results in weakness, fever, nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, and anaemia.
Mesalamine (Asacol, Rowasa) and olsalazine (Dipentum). These medications tend to have fewer side effects than sulfasalazine has. You take them in tablet form or use them rectally in the form of enemas or suppositories, depending on the area of your colon affected by ulcerative colitis. Mesalamine enemas can relieve signs and symptoms in more than 80 percent of people with ulcerative colitis in the lower left side of their colon and rectum. Olsalazine may cause or worsen existing diarrhea in some people.
The primary goal of treating ulcerative colitis is to reduce the inflammation that triggers symptoms. In many cases, medication can control symptoms, but surgery may be required when medical therapy fails or if signs of colon cancer develop. Ulcerative colitis can be cured by removal of the entire colon. Treatment depends on the location and severity of the disease, the presence of complications and the patient’s response to medications.
Cholestyramine (Questran), an agent that binds bile salts, helps to manage diarrhea associated with Crohn disease, particularly in people who have had part of their small intestine removed. Bentyl may relieve intestinal spasms.
Doctors will usually try to put you on a low-fiber diet. The exact opposite is required to cure yourself of colitis. Doctors will try to keep your colitis going so that they can continue to keep you on the drugs and steroids, and possibly end up hospitalizing you, or killing you, which makes a killing for them. Steroids may decrease inflammation, but they also decrease your ability to fight infections and can possibly take such a toll on your immune system that you become dangerously ill or even die.
Balanced diet is a must to keep your body fit and healthy. Patient suffering from colitis should take food rich in green leafy vegetables like cabbage, carrot, etc. There diet should also include fruits like papaya, apple, and banana. However, citrus fruits like orange should be strictly avoided. Patients are kept juice diet, in which they can only take freshly prepared juice 3-4 times a day. This continues for 8-9 days, after that they can be given balanced diet, including whole wheat grain, etc. Junk foods, sweets, chocolates, hard and soft drink should be strictly avoided.
After the juice fast, ,the patient should gradually adopt a diet of small, frequent meals of soft cooked or steamed vegetables, rice, and well-ripened fruits like banana, papaya, yoghurt and home-made cottage cheese. Sprouted seeds and grains, whole wheat bread and raw vegetables may be added gradually to this diet after about 10 days. Tender coconut water is highly beneficial as it is soothing to the soft mucosa of the colon. Cooked apple also aids the healing of ulcerative conditions because of its ample concentration of iron and phosphorus. All foods must be eaten slowly and chewed thoroughly.
Thanks to peterhutch for contributing this article to our IBS blog:
