Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a term used to describe conditions causing longterm inflammation of the gut. Ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease are the two types of IBD. IBD results in symptoms like diarrhea, fever, blood in stools, and loss of appetite.
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Why do I have some weird feelings on the opposite side of the ileostomy?
Query: Hi doctor, I am a 29-year-old male with a weight of 138.9 lbs and a height of 5 feet 6 inches. I went for a pain in my side. It turned out to be an abscess and internal infection. They ended up doing an ileostomy. Recently I started to have some weird feeling in my left side on and off on the opposi... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. A patient with suspected Crohn's disease can have some discomfort due to a stricture or narrowing or inflammation in the bowel. If you do not have a fever, then disturbance in ileostomy can cause bleeding or distension in it. Otherwise, it is not an emergency condition ... Read Full »
Pentasa sachet is not helping ulcerative colitis. Please suggest some other medicine.
Query: Hi doctor,I am 23 years old with a weight of 114 lbs and a height of 6 feet. I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis last year. I had an E.coli infection four years back by food poisoning. I have symptoms of rectal bleeding, nausea, and constipation. When I got acute colitis, I took Pentasa sachet 4... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. You are having left-sided colitis. Before taking Humaira or any other biosimilars, I would like to optimize your medications. Regarding foods, there are no specific foods that can help you. I suggest you take an oral trial of Prednisolone (corticosteroid) as enema does ... Read Full »