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Fiber Menace: The Truth About the Leading Role of Fiber in Diet Failure, Constipation, Hemorrhoids, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Ulcerative Colitis, Crohn's Disease, and Colon Cancer
Konstantin Monastyrsky (Paperback) Ageless Press 2005-10-15
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I have been diagnosed with colitis in the colon upon a colonoscopy, They also removed polyps. That is all I know they did not tell me anymore. What does this mean?
I'm assuming that a gastro doctor did the colonoscopy? You should talk to them. Make an appointment either in person or by phone. Don't let the doc brush you off! There are several types of colitis-and you need to find out what type of treatment you need. I would also make an appointment with a nutritionist to go over diet. That will help a lot.
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I have constant flair ups with colitis and I'm curious what's it's doing to my colon
I already take remicade and several other meds
Yes, inflammation from ulcerative colitis damages the colon and increases the likelihood of cancer. It also makes more puss and bleeding. So you take Remicade and you still have constant flare ups? I have UC, and was on Asacol and on and off prednisone and I wasn't able to get my flare ups under control until I started the Remicade. Now that I'm on the Remicade (I've been on it almost two years) I haven't had any serious flare ups. You should see your specialist to see what else can be done because constant inflammation in the body is bad for any type of cancer. Have you tried altering your diet and stuff? Sometimes slight food alergies can trigger a flare up. I'm really sorry that your treatment isn't working for you. I know how frustrating and debilitating this disease can be. I have had it for 7 years and only in the last two, have I felt like I really got my life back. Good luck.
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Do you know any people living with it? Well, I am undergoing that surgery tomorrow and I dont know how life is after that and I wanted to know how it is. I dont trust my Doctor very much. I think they are just experimenting with me. So any informating would be valuable.
Crohns disease affects anywhere from the mouth, esophagus, small intestines, large intestines, anus, and rectum. A person can have crohns colitis...means that the crohns disease has inflammed the large intestines. Any knowledgabel GI would know that. I had Crohn's colitis (check out the CCFA website--Crohns & Colitis Foundation of America--they have tons of information on medical terminology, surgery, treatments, etc.) and thus, my entire colon was removed. CCFA has a toll free # & an online chat M-F. As them what crohns colitis is, they will tell you exactly what I said.
UC affects the large colon, rectum, and anus only. I should know, I've had this disease for over 20 yrs., attended CCFA eduactional meetings run by doctors........so I've learned a thing or two.
Resections are normal for Crohns patients. I've had a few myself. You have the right for a 2nd opinion at any time. Seriously, check out CCFA's site and merck site. it has information proving that YOU CAN HAVE CROHNS DISEASE AFFECTING YOUR COLON KNOWN AS CROHNS COLITIS.
Best of luck. feel free to email me with questions.
my medicine is not making my colitis stop, just wandering if anyone else has this same problem, and if so, how can i make it stop.
Me and my mother suffer from the same thing. I don't think it leads to colon cancer, but we haven't found anything that removes it. I guess there's some digestive pills and enzymes that help relieve it...i've hear it's dependent on stress.
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Focus | Oct. 2, 2009 | Missteps Traced from Colitis to Colon Cancer
The notion that chronic inflammation causes cancer is well documented, but exactly how the disease unfolds is not always clear. New work from HSPH digs into the devilish details that link ulcerative colitis, a form of chronic inflammatory bowel disease, to colon cancer. The work hinges on a mouse model that reliably develops bowel disease and, in turn, full-blown cancer.
Because the cancer in mice closely resembles that in humans, the work opens the door to studying this complex disorder in detail. By identifying the cellular and molecular culprits that cause cancer to emerge, this work also suggests promising therapeutic approaches for colorectal cancer and ulcerative colitis and provides a robust platform for preclinical testing of possible treatments.
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