Treatment of Ulcerative Proctitis
Medication Mesalamine DR (Asacol, Asacol HD) 800 mg DR, 1–2 tabs TID Mesalamine ER (Apriso, currently only approved for maintenance) 0.375 g ER, 4 tabs QAM Mesalamine ER (Pentasa) 250/500…
Management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome in the Patient with Ulcerative Colitis
Gassy foods Vegetables (raffinose, soluble fiber) Artichokes Asparagus Beans Broccoli Brussels sprouts Cabbage Carrots Cauliflower Celery Cucumbers Green peppers Lentils Onions Peas Potatoes Radishes Shallots Scallions Fruits (fructose or sorbitol)…
Parenteral Nutrition Use in Ulcerative Colitis
Study Remission rate Follow-up Gimpel/Schilling [1] ? 72 days Truelove/Jewell [3] 60/100 (60 %) Up to 3 years Dean et al. [5] 1/5 (20 %) Same admission Reilly et al….
Mimics of Ulcerative Colitis
32. Saebo A, Vik E, Lange OJ, Matuszkiewicz L. Inflammatory bowel disease associated with Yersinia enterocolitica O:3 infection. Eur J Intern Med. 2005;16:176–82.PubMedCrossRef 33. Kallinowski F, Wassmer A, Hofmann MA,…
Assessment of Disease Activity in Ulcerative Colitis
Type of index Index main name akaa Abbreviation Reference Symptoms Partial Mayo score [13] Simple clinical colitis activity index SCCAI [14] Modified Truelove and Witts index Lichtiger score MTWSI [15]…
Medical Therapy in the Preoperative and Postoperative Patient
Minor surgical stress (hernia repair) Moderate surgical stress (cholecystectomy, colectomy) Major surgical stress (cardiac surgery, hepatobiliary surgery) No HPA axis suppression: Continue usual daily glucocorticoid dose Continue usual daily…
Safety Considerations in the Medical Therapy of Ulcerative Colitis
Study Drug Population Number of patients Follow-up (wks) Number of lymphoma cases Number of other malignancies Targan [91] IFX CD (I) 83 12 0 0 Present [92] IFX Fistulizing CD…
Chemoprevention in Ulcerative Colitis
© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014Gary R. Lichtenstein (ed.)Medical Therapy of Ulcerative Colitis10.1007/978-1-4939-1677-1_26 26. Chemoprevention in Ulcerative Colitis Fernando Velayos1 (1) Department of Gastroenterology, University of California, San Francisco, 2330 Post St., Suite 610,…
Pediatric Issues in Treating Ulcerative Colitis
Item Points 1. Abdominal pain No pain 0 Pain can be ignored 5 Pain cannot be ignored 10 2. Rectal bleeding None 0 Small amount only, in less than 50…
Pregnancy and Fertility in Ulcerative Colitis
Medication FDA pregnancy categorya Pregnancy Breastfeeding Recommendation Recommendation 5-ASA Sulfasalazine B Low risk, replace folate daily Probably compatible, possible diarrhea Mesalaminea B Low risk Probably compatible, possible diarrhea Ca Asacola—phthalate…
