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Medical ReferenceRelated to Inflammatory Bowel Disease

51. Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Cancer Risk - Health Tools
    
    Health Tools help you make wise health decisions or take action to improve your health.Decision Points focus on key medical care decisions that are important to many health problems. Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Should I Have Tests for IBS Symptoms?
    
52. Crohn's Disease - Other Treatment
    
    Some people who have Crohn's disease need additional nutrition because severe disease prevents their small intestine from absorbing nutrients. Supplemental liquid feedings may be done through a tube placed in the nose and down into the stomach (enteral nu
    
53. Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Cancer Risk - Topic Overview
    
    The severity of ulcerative colitis is determined by certain criteria. 1 Ulcerative colitis can be classified as mild,moderate,severe,or fulminant (very severe),which may guide treatment choices. People who have mild ulcerative colitis may have: Fewer than four bowel movements (stools) a day. No bleeding or a small amount of bleeding with stools. Normal erythrocyte sedimentation rate ...
    
54. Ulcerative Colitis - Symptoms
    
    The symptoms of ulcerative colitis may include: diarrhea or rectal urgency, rectal bleeding.
    
55. Ulcerative Colitis - Prevention
    
    You cannot prevent ulcerative colitis because the cause is unknown. However, you can take steps to reduce the severity of the disease. Medications taken regularly may reduce acute attacks and keep the disease in remission. Most experts recommend acetamino
    
56. Antibiotics for Crohn's Disease
    
    Drug details for Ciprofloxacin for Crohn's disease.
    
57. Crohn's Disease - Topic Overview
    
    Intestinal transplant is a relatively new surgery for people whose intestines are failing. In some cases of severe Crohn's disease or other illnesses,most of the small intestine may be removed. Some people have so much of their small intestine removed that their bodies no longer can absorb nutrients (short bowel syndrome). People with no functioning small intestine must receive nutrition ...
    
58. Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Cancer Risk - Health Tools
    
    Health Tools help you make wise health decisions or take action to improve your health.Decision Points focus on key medical care decisions that are important to many health problems. Ulcerative Colitis: Should I Have Surgery?
    
59. Crohn's Disease - Cause
    
    Learn what causes Crohn's disease.
    
60. Aminosalicylates for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
    
    Drug details for Aminosalicylates for inflammatory bowel disease.