Hi guys,
I was recently diagnosed (1 year ago exactly) with Ulcerative Colitis.
I've started to wonder how far we've come in terms of finding an ultimate cure (that doesn't involve a surgery) or atleast some medicine that doesn't cause cancer or cause the patient to gain an extreme amount of weight (prednisolon).
So if any of you have any links to pages that report the progress about this specific disease, it would help me a great deal :)
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Medfag here. There is a very good chance that you will die before any cure is found. This is not an area of extremely active research, compared to things like MS, Alzheimer's, CF, cancer etc etc.
They don't have you on any medication right now? Believe it or not, nicotine is effective and has been tested, mostly in Europe, with good data.
go vegan
not trolling
passing fucktons of carcinogenic meat and trans fat through ur shit tubes not good for long term health
eat more fibre and veggies to scrape your colon clean and improve your flora
So... I should smoke...?
This is an ignorant idiot making things up. Very likely 'go vegan' is the answer to every question.
Only a couple of times have I seen a colleague tell a patient to smoke. I have never done so. I have seen others tell patients that stopping smoking isn't a good idea, but I've not done this either.
I have actually prescribed nicotine patches, since some studies showed benefit.
In case you think I'm BSing you, just one source: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
>ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
But what are the side-effects of nicotine? And should I do this in an early age (I am 16, born 1999) or should I maybe just deal with the weight gain and then once I turn into adulthood, I should take the nicotine patches?
Nicotine has side effects, and you shouldn't start using it at your age. You will gain weight on a corticosteroid (prednisone etc.) but these are powerful and will help a lot. However, in most cases the prednisone can be a temporary therapy and something like sulfasalazine or mesalamine can be used when it isn't as bad.
You're 16. Don't avoid good therapy and ruin you ass at a young age, because it sucks if you do. If you think your doc doesn't know how to treat you or doesn't listen to concerns, look at getting a second opinion. Not all docs are good.
Nonono, I think you mis-understood.
I am in my "resting period" now. And I have an excelent doctor. I was just wondering whether you could reccomend the nicotine as a sort of extra treatment.
Also, I am getting "Remicade" (don't know what they call it in english), which requires me to be at the hospital every 2 months. And considering I like to travel, and that I will be (most likely) studying and working abroad, this will cause a lot of problems.
So I was just hoping there was some sort of medicine that could atleast get me off of the remicade. Otherwise, the prospects of my life (not to sound too much of a cliche or suicidal) aren't as good as they could be :/
>Not all doc are good.
We've noticed.
>Smoking it'll fix you right up.
I guess you're learning 19th century to earlt 20th century medicine, user?
it's an answer to "how can I improve my colon health?"
no need to be triggered.
diseases unless genetic don't "just happen" your body is a result of how you treat it/how you fuel it over a continuous amount of time.
it's possible to reverse chronic disease through better diet and one rich in antioxidants, fibre and low in saturated fat is a great way to do this.
for someone not knowledgeable about the subject "go vegan" makes it no brainer. just don't eat animal products which are not good for colon and overall health.
Ramicade is a 'biologic', which means you have good insurance because it costs real money. That med is available in many parts of the world, so you can likely travel many places without difficulty. If you've got good docs then ask them. They can create a treatment regimen that should travel with you just fine.
I already linked to one of the studies, dumbass. Read up a little and shut up a little more while the people who have a clue are talking.
You can seriously harm people with the dumb advice you gave. 'Go vegan' isn't going to help someone with his condition. UC is genetically linked and occurs spontaneously, regardless of diet.
Lol, u mad? Nice try, barber surgeon, take your 17th century 'medicine' with you. Careful OP, medspac might try and trepan you, to let out those bad humours.
I thought 'probably a middle schooler', then saw the term trepan used correctly. So, high school? Troll can't even read a simple journal article. Later faggot.
>mfw my family has a history of having this condition
>mfw I am 21 and might get this soon
Killing yourself over UC? It can be bad, but hardly that. Just get checked and follow physician recommendations. It's much better controlled than it was in the past.
I guess from your grunting imbecilic nature, you suffer from mandibular prognathism and enjoy giving toddlers epidural haematoma via striking their pterion, rupturing the underlying middle meningeal artery. You're a failed Habsburg love child.
*haematoma -> haematomas
Cheer up, atleast you'll have an excuse to get fat :D
Kil yourself
Not trolling
Read about squatting to shit
The main cause of this problem is people sitting on toilets to crap. Read it up and you'll see I'm right.
>unverifiable anecdote
>drmcdougall
b-buy my soups pls!
>go vegan
>If you have inflammatory bowel disease, high-fiber foods, such as fresh fruits and vegetables and whole grains, may make your symptoms worse
Great advice you fucking idiot. Guess you'd recommend an ex-alcoholic to take a few beers to relax or an opiate abuser to just shoot up some more to get rid of the withdrawal symptoms. Or someone with a heart attack to go exercise until the chest pain disappears.
That thing is gone user :(
Your best bet is to regrow a new one...
Actually...you can probably heal it through heat...drink tea. Luke warm water. Highten the PH to 6-7.
Dillute yourself. Lol.
a pH of 6 is incompatible with life. Stop making shit up.
>empty mockery
sorry for hurting your feelings with science