Crohn y Colitis Ulcerosa – Fundacion EII Puerto Rico Todo Sobre Crohn y Colitis Ulcerosa

Medical treatment, generally with medications taken orally or rectally, is the first therapeutic option for people with ulcerative colitis. However, about 25 to 40 percent of patients with ulcerative colitis will eventually require surgery. Some people elect to have surgery if they experience chronic severe symptoms or if medical therapy fails to adequately control symptoms. Surgery may also become necessary …

Treatment with medication is the first therapeutic option for people with Crohn’s disease. However, about two-thirds to three-quarters of people with Crohn’s will eventually undergo surgery as part of the therapeutic management of their illness. Surgery may be needed for serious complications; for disease that doesn’t respond to medication; or as a last resort to relieve symptoms that cannot be …

Diet and nutrition concerns of patients with inflammatory bowel disease are extremely common, and appropriate. Patients often believe that their disease is caused by, and can be cured by diet. Unfortunately, that seems to be too simplistic an approach, which is not supported by clinical and scientific data. Diet can certainly affect symptoms of these diseases, and may play some role …

All Americans should be concerned about colorectal cancer (CRC). Each year, in the United States, 147,000 new cases of colorectal cancer are diagnosed and more than 57,000 people die from the disease — making it the second-leading cause of cancer-related deaths in this country. Unfortunately, people with Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis — collectively known as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) …

The complications of Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis (collectively known as inflammatory bowel disease, or IBD) are generally categorized as either local or systemic. The term “local” refers to a complication involving the intestinal tract itself. The term “systemic” (or extraintestinal) refers to complications involving other organs or complications that affect the patient as a whole — rather than just …