ULCERATIVE COLITIS
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Laszlo, I ASK YOU AGAIN TO PLEASE STOP POSTING PRIVATE EMAIL RESPONSES I MADE TO YOU ON THE NEWSGROUP WITHOUT MY PERMISSION. I don’t think anyone really cares to find out how little you know about UC…. claire
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Laszlo, > I ASK YOU AGAIN TO PLEASE STOP POSTING PRIVATE EMAIL RESPONSES I MADE TO > YOU ON THE NEWSGROUP WITHOUT MY PERMISSION. > I don’t think anyone really cares to find out how little you know about > UC…. > claire > blh blah blah…. etc.
Claire, You hold the copyright to any private correspondence you send. Posting it without your permission violates your copyright, and you have the option of taking legal action. — Larry
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If one gets a colonectomy then one has surrendered any hope of haveing a normal life through a future cure. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Sorry I can’t reproduce posts for my comments, but when I wrote that UC > could "almost always be treated" I meant that there are a number of > different meds and combinations of meds to try, and almost everyone can be > brought into some degree of remission. Finally, there are several surgical > things to do usually after exhausting various medical approaches. A Dr. > who doesn’t know about the gamut of medicines now available, from good ol’ > sulfasalazine to cyclosporine and 6-MP, etc. shoud refer a person > elsewhere–or you should go on your own! UC is lousy, but it CAN be made > better–and more or less cured via colectemy if nec. In this regard it is > "better" than Crohns. > –John
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> Laszlo, > How you treat your disease is your business.
With an attitude like that what are you doing in this newsgroup??? You amaze me, sometimes you are helpful and informative, sometimes so off the wall like that. What gives?? > I suspect you and I both have mild or limited cases of UC.
Possibly, however when I was hospitalized my diagnosis was deemed "severe". > Although I have had it since 1984, it took a > long time to get bad, and only involved 14 cm of my colon. It did get very > bad, and was very symptomatic and I lost a lot of blood before finally > getting on Pentasa, which works beautifully for me. But many people in the > ng have PAN-colitis, where the whole colon is inflamed. You just cannot > criticize these people becuase prednisone is keeping them alive – you are > not in their situation!
Well my criticism is meant not toward cases where the circumstances are such that there are no otehr options. It IS directed towards cases where a pill is prescribed and the patients aren’t informed of all the facts. Haven’t you read the horror stories that get posted in this NG re: prednisone? They don’t mean that prednisone or any other drug is bad, most are good and largely do good. SO in case I’ve lost that point in our exchange, or skewed it during our decbate let me make it here. The bigggest horror is the disease. I don’t like situations that let down those with UC- lord knows we suffer enough- that can be avoided. > BTW, diet never made ANY difference to me – if I didn’t eat anything, my > symptoms got better, if I ate anything, they got worse.
How can you say diet made no difference if eating made things worse, and not eating marked improvement???? I give up. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Here are my responses to your questions: >> To wit: Sulfasalazine is composed of 5-ASA (5-Aminosalicylic acid) and >> sulfa. The active ingredient is the 5-ASA, which is a NON-STEROID >> ANTIINFLAMATORY, the same ingredient in Pentasa, Dipentum, and ASACOL. >Firstly, I NEVER categorized Azulfidine (Sulafasalazine) as either a > steriod or >a non-steroid. What I said was that in the thread it hadn’t yet been > mentioned, >and since it is also used to treat UC I brought it up. >Now that that point is cleared up, let’s use it positively. What’s the > difference >between Azulfidine (Sulfasalazine) and Pentasa, Dipentum, and ASACOL? Are > they >mixed with different ngredients to make one better for some, or are they, > perhaps, >just different brand names for the same medication?? >> So I had mentioned it. [meaning Azulfidine (sulfasalazine)] >Technically speaking, I disagree. You never said anything about Azulfidine or >Sulfasalazine or the ingredients of Pentasa, Dipentum or ASACOL. Since I > didn’t >know that Pentasa, Dipentum, and ASACOL, I was under the impression that > they were >different drugs for treating UC. But that’s just a misunderstanding and > he-said >she-said is umimportant really. You did mention Pentasa, Dipentum, and > ASACOL and >then later indicated that they all share one active ingredient. If someone can >shed mor light on their similarities and differences that would be useful. > OK, and before I explain, you could know all this if you cared, you have UC > too, that’s the reason I know all this!
"IF I CARED" !!!!! Give me a break with this sanctimonious junk already. > Azulfadine has been around since > the 1930’s. It is a combination of 5-ASA (you know what that is now, don’t > you?) and sulfa. The two molecules are stuck together and they are broken > apart by an enzyme in the colon – which then releases the active ingredient > (5-ASA, which is very similar to aspirin, did you know that?) in the colon. > 5-ASA has an antiinflammatory effect.
Good. It might be helpful to some of those watching that in some cases Azulfidine (Sulfasalazine) was administered in enteric coated form to control delivery. (i see this subject it also in the next paragraph). > Since there are MANY people who are allergic to sulfa, like myself, many > drug companies tried to find a way to deliver the 5-ASA to the colon without > using sulfa. They came up with various formulations of CAPSULES which > disolve at different points in the digestive tract – hopefully in the colon. > The brand names for these PURE 5-ASA formulations are Pentasa, Dipentum, > Asacol, to mention 3. So they are PURE 5-ASA, a non steroid > antiinflamatory, OK????? Sulfasalazine (azulfadine) is NOT PURE 5-ASA, OK?? > It contains sulfa.
Great thanks. >> Also, UC and Crohn’s are two VERY DIFFERENT diseases, >>> and you are wrong that there is a bacterial aspect to UC. >Now this is VERY important to me. On what basis do you make that statement??? >Has someone proved this? After all you yourself said that the cause of UC is >unknown in an earlier post when you replied to my comment about treating > the cause > YES – BUT – UC does not respond to antibiotics! So that leads me to believe > it is not bacterial, and there certainly isn’t any proof that it is!
No there isn’t proof either way. But there is lots of anecdotal evidence to support the bacterial theory. On the surface you seem to discount that quite readily. Also, note that not all bacterial infections respond to all antibiotics, and there are antibiotic resistant strains of many bacteria as well and such an infection doesn’t mean that those ailmentas are not caused by said resistant bacteria. I believe this subject warrents further discussion. I haven’t the time right now. >By the way the premise that UC is linked to bacteria is the entire basis to > the >SCD. If it’s not true, as you assert, then what explanation is there for SCD >successes? In particular mine. > WHAT IS SCD?
The Specific Carbohydrate Diet. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->> There is to crohn’s but not UC. >I honestly can’t speak to Crohn’s. But I’m curious to know what precisely is >the bacterial link in Crohn’s. > Crohn’s is treated with and responds to, among other things, antibiotics. >> And, you can only get UC in your colon, so if the colon is removed, you > will not >> ever get UC again. >Well yes, but life without a colon is a pretty daunting prospect. Also > removing >the entire colon is not a cure in my book. (I know you did not say it was > a "cure"). >That idea (colon removal), to use mathematical terminology, is a degenerate > solution, >IMHO of course. > Fine. I take it you’ve never been in a position that removing your colon > has been your only option.
No, and I would hope that anyone with UC, since they potentially face this would want to find effective alternatives. >Okay. Could it be that my doctor is behind the cutting edge (no pun > intended), >partial removal is no longer being used? That would clear up a lot I think. > How should I know? How about doing your own research (like I have done all > mine).
I thought the POINT of this newsgroup is for those with COLITIS and CROHNS, to EXCHANGE INFORMATION in mutual SUPPORT of one another. Hence the name ALT.SUPPORT.CROHNS-COLITUS. As I stated several times I started a thread to learn and to facilitate discussion that could help facilitate same for me and hopefully in the process fr others as well. Considering that fact that YOU have been the biggest contributor to this particular effort, I am amazed by your last statement. > Among other things, every year I get a report from a medical > research company called "The Health Resource" which contains all medical > journal articles (and articles from alternative magazines as well) regarding > UC. I read the whole thing from cover to cover every year. This is how I > found out about Omega Fish oil and started using it.
This is very helpful to know. DO you have more infor on this source? – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->distinctions out there?) >> UC is an inflammatory disease of the MUCOSA of the >> colon, not the colon (muscular tube) itself. >Right. Which, some believe, is caused by the body’s reaction to bacterial > infection. >> Crohn’s disease attacks the >> whole structure of the large AND small instestine, muscular tube and all. >> Different etilology too. >> If left untreated, a person could very easily die from UC due to loss of >> blood and water and minerals, in a relatively short time. >Correct. >> Therefore getting >> the disease under control is of primary importance to doctors, and to >> patients, who want to have a life. >Again, I agree. >> It’s easy to criticize steroid use if >> you are not suffering from the disease yourself. >It’s easy to defend a drug application if you haven’t used it. You see, > that is >really a double edged sword. You indicated that you used prednisone, a > steroid, >for OTHER ailments but NOT for your UC. Why is that? > I did use steroids, but in the form of cortenemas, not prednisone.
Do cortenemas have side effects similar (or different) to prednisone? > For a long time (2 years) I struggled with trying to get off the enemas, then I > found out about a drug trial at UCSF for PENTASA (this was in 1990). I > started on 4 grams/day of Pentasa and went into remission and stayed that > way, then gradually reduced the dose to 2 grams, then, after several years, > down to 1 gram/day, supplemented with one omega fish oil capsule. This has > worked to keep me in remission most of the time for about 4 years, and if I > do get a flare up I immediately raise the dose of Pentasa back to 4 > grams/day until it goes away (usually just a few days). > I am having a baby in August and expect I could have a flareup after > delivery, most people do, and at that point I will deal with it however I can.
Congrats, and good luck! – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> As far as people getting "hooked" on prednisone,
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> Now, I don’t want to take anything said out of context, I’d like to open up > discussion in new direction or vein. > I am curious about John’s second statment > "UC [symptoms] can virtually ALWAYS be treated pretty well…" > Is this really true? What does one mean by "pretty well"?? When are there > (or what are the) exceptions??? (Possibly the previous part of the thread > addresses this).
LAZ, UC can always be treated ultimately by removal of the colon, if medications fail. > And the comment: > "…it can take trying various things and being patient for non-instant cures." > Granted medicine isn’t an exact science. What are the various treatments that > are used?
The main line if defence against UC are steroid antiinflmatories (prednisone, etc.) and NON-steroid antiinflammatories (pentasa, asacol, dipentum, etc.). This is because UC is an inflammatory disease of the mucosa of the colon. > My last comment is how can one treat the "cause" of UC, rather than the symptoms? > I say this knowing that no one really knows the source of UC, except in theory.
Until the direct cause(s) of UC are known, one cannot treat the cause. claire
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Sorry I can’t reproduce posts for my comments, but when I wrote that UC could "almost always be treated" I meant that there are a number of different meds and combinations of meds to try, and almost everyone can be brought into some degree of remission. Finally, there are several surgical things to do usually after exhausting various medical approaches. A Dr. who doesn’t know about the gamut of medicines now available, from good ol’ sulfasalazine to cyclosporine and 6-MP, etc. shoud refer a person elsewhere–or you should go on your own! UC is lousy, but it CAN be made better–and more or less cured via colectemy if nec. In this regard it is "better" than Crohns. –John
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Hi nicole, > Hi Nicole; > Please allow me to suggest that: > 1. your mother make sure her gastroenterologist specializes in IBD > (inflammatory bowel disease).
Yes get good medical advice and supervision of your UC. Do NOT look at doctors as gods who "cure" your problems. You (your mother) must take responsibility for how you wish to deal with UC. > 2. she consider a long term approach to controlling her disease such > as starting on 6-MP. It takes three months before the beneficial > effects of 6-MP appear, so it’s not the solution in a crisis. It can > be a very effective way to achieve long term remission with none for > the side effects of prednisone.
Avoid prednisone since it depletes your bone density, leading to osteo. Take medication only if you have serious problems. > Ray Bonar >My mother is currently suffering from Ulcerative Colitis. I am sick of >seeing her suffer. She has been on prednisone which made her even sicker >and she is currently on salofalk (sp?). Is there anything she can take >to relieve the bleeding and pain? I just want her to feel better. Any >suggestions would be appreciated.
If you are interested in finding what you can do to fight the cause by dietary change, I could explain (point you in direction) the SCD diet by Elaine Gottschall’s book "Breaking the Vicious Cycle". Elaine has a MSc in biology and her daughter was diagnosed with UC at 8 (started at age 4). She continues to be symptom free today. Email me directly (remove nospam_ in name) if you (or anyone else) is interested. IMHO, natural alternatives are better. Thanks… Dan.
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Hi nicole, > Hi Nicole; > Please allow me to suggest that: > 1. your mother make sure her gastroenterologist specializes in IBD > (inflammatory bowel disease). > Yes get good medical advice and supervision of your UC. Do NOT look at > doctors as gods who "cure" your problems. You (your mother) must take > responsibility for how you wish to deal with UC. > 2. she consider a long term approach to controlling her disease such > as starting on 6-MP. It takes three months before the beneficial > effects of 6-MP appear, so it’s not the solution in a crisis. It can > be a very effective way to achieve long term remission with none for > the side effects of prednisone. > Avoid prednisone since it depletes your bone density, leading to osteo. > Take medication only if you have serious problems. > Ray Bonar > >My mother is currently suffering from Ulcerative Colitis. I am sick of > >seeing her suffer. She has been on prednisone which made her even sicker > >and she is currently on salofalk (sp?). Is there anything she can take > >to relieve the bleeding and pain? I just want her to feel better. Any > >suggestions would be appreciated. > If you are interested in finding what you can do to fight the cause by > dietary change, I could explain (point you in direction) the SCD diet by > Elaine Gottschall’s book "Breaking the Vicious Cycle". Elaine has a MSc > in > biology and her daughter was diagnosed with UC at 8 (started at age 4). > She > continues to be symptom free today. Email me directly (remove nospam_ > in name) > if you (or anyone else) is interested. IMHO, natural alternatives are > better. > Thanks… Dan.
I’m on the SCD for a couple of years now. I tried it but didn’t stick to it a couple times. Then when I learned about the downsides to the medicine I was taking (which my doctor failed to mention to me) I finally got the incentive to do it. TOday I take no midicine and thru diet alone am virtually symptom free. Got any recipes or tips for me?? Will trade! Thx, -LAZ 8^)~
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Hi Nicole; Please allow me to suggest that: 1. your mother make sure her gastroenterologist specializes in IBD (inflammatory bowel disease). 2. she consider a long term approach to controlling her disease such as starting on 6-MP. It takes three months before the beneficial effects of 6-MP appear, so it’s not the solution in a crisis. It can be a very effective way to achieve long term remission with none for the side effects of prednisone. Ray Bonar – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – >My mother is currently suffering from Ulcerative Colitis. I am sick of >seeing her suffer. She has been on prednisone which made her even sicker >and she is currently on salofalk (sp?). Is there anything she can take >to relieve the bleeding and pain? I just want her to feel better. Any >suggestions would be appreciated.
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Hi I want to know if there is any tritment to my friends ULCERATIVE COLITIES . He is 41 years old . He has colon inflammation.His physician recomanded haveing an operation. Is there any other treatment that might avoid operation. thanks Pini
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I’m well aware of how controversial this subject is, but I still suggest a colon cleanse. Clean out your colon, fast, and let your body heal. Then, learn proper nutrition. There’s several books on the subject, take some time and read a few, talk to some Naturopathic Doctors (I’m assuming since you have posted to an alternative newsgroup, that you’d like some ALTERNATIVE suggestions), and some herbalists, then make your decision in regards to YOUR health. (Your friends health!) –Kay — kay at http://www.herbcare.com or — slade at http://www.pensys.com/pages/slade – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hi > I want to know if there is any tritment to my friends ULCERATIVE > COLITIES . He is 41 years old . He has colon inflammation.His physician > recomanded haveing an operation. > Is there any other treatment that might avoid operation. > thanks Pini
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There is a book out by Linda Rector Page, N.D., PhD called Healthy Healing which can help you with this problem. It’s only about $15.00 and is well worth the read. > Hello: > I currently suffer from Ulcerative Colitis and would appreciate any > alternative therapies that anyone knows actually helps this condition. Please > e-mail me with any help. Thank you so much. > Bill
– "It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye"– Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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You could try many good herbs such as Slippery elm, clt-x,uc3j,aloe vera.
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Hello: I currently suffer from Ulcerative Colitis and would appreciate any alternative therapies that anyone knows actually helps this condition. Please e-mail me with any help. Thank you so much. Bill
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> I currently suffer from Ulcerative Colitis and would appreciate any >alternative therapies that anyone knows actually helps this condition.
See this web site: Specific Carbohydrate Diet: http://www.inform.dk/djembe/scd/ Don (donwiss at panix com).
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My wife claims she is expert in treating Colitis and Crohn diseases using acupunture. I know nothing about it so I cannot tell you. Me, I will try fasting (1 day a week, 3 days every 3 months os so). The day you fast take some Metamucil, 3 times per day. Yogourt bacteria (Acidophilus, Bifidus …) in pill form. Plus some light purgative herbs I use Eliminex but it might not exist where you live. If need be, I can give you the compositions. Courage ! It can be done. Before you buy.
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Here’s a "natural" remedy for you. Many people with the intestinal disorder ulcerative colitis may be helped with a treatment originally designed to help smokers quit, a study shows. Use of high-dose nicotine skin patches significantly helped control the symptoms of the disease, such as bloody diarrhea and abdominal pain, in nearly 40% of colitis patients studied, say researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. "Ulcerative colitis is primarily a disease of nonsmokers," notes Mayo gastroenterologist Dr. William Sandborn and colleagues in a report published in the medical journal, Annals of Internal Medicine. "Nonsmokers who have ulcerative colitis and begin smoking may go into remission," they write, and add that this observation has led several groups of researchers to look at nicotine as a possible treatment for the disease, although reasons why it might work remain unclear. The Mayo study compared results of 31 ulcerative colitis patients treated with nicotine patches daily for four weeks with 33 who received inactive placebo patches. The patients using the active transdermal patches started with patches that contained an 11 milligram dose of nicotine delivered through the skin, then after 7 days, changed to 22 milligram dose patches for 21 days. All the patients had mild to moderately active ulcerative colitis, and were nonsmokers or had not used a nicotine product within three months of the study. And they all continued taking medication prescribed for them prior to the study, including steroid drugs. Of the 31 active-patch participants, 12 showed significant clinical improvement as measured by three tests: direct examination of the colon (via a flexible endoscope inserted into the colon via the rectum); patients’ diaries of their symptoms over four weeks; and their doctor’s assessments. By comparison, only 3 of 33 patients wearing placebo patches showed any improvement. Clinical signs of the disease disappeared completely in only two individuals treated with the nicotine patches, compared with none in the placebo group. However, this did not meet statistical significance, that is, it could have occurred by chance. The study authors say the study results were very similar to the findings of an earlier report, which found that 49% of people with ulcerative colitis were helped by high-dose nicotine patches over six weeks, compared with 24% who received a placebo patch. But they also note that other studies using lower doses of nicotine have observed no significant benefits from the patches, probably because the nicotine doses used were too low, he says. The researchers also note that, "adverse reactions to nicotine occurred frequently (77% of patients in the nicotine group); these reactions were severe enough to necessitate discontinuation of nicotine therapy in 13% of all nicotine recipients." Common side effects of the nicotine patches included skin rashes, nausea, and dizziness. "In contrast to ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease occurs more frequently in active smokers," write the study authors. "Additional studies are needed to determine whether transdermal nicotine therapy for… treatment of intestinal inflammation in patients with Crohn’s disease is efficacious or detrimental." Given the evidence of this and previous studies, the researchers say that use of high-dose nicotine patches for ulcerative colitis "seems reasonable." — Kali On Line; http://members.xoom.com/arniskali/
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ANYBODY OUT THERE TRYING TO LIVE WITH ULCERATIVE COLITIS??? I NEED YOUR TIPS , AND CHAT JANET
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Hi I want to know if there is any tritment to my friends ULCERATIVE COLITIES . He is 41 years old . He has colon inflammation.His physician recomanded haveing an operation. Is there any other treatment that might avoid operation. thanks Pini
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I’m well aware of how controversial this subject is, but I still suggest a colon cleanse. Clean out your colon, fast, and let your body heal. Then, learn proper nutrition. There’s several books on the subject, take some time and read a few, talk to some Naturopathic Doctors (I’m assuming since you have posted to an alternative newsgroup, that you’d like some ALTERNATIVE suggestions), and some herbalists, then make your decision in regards to YOUR health. (Your friends health!) –Kay — kay at http://www.herbcare.com or — slade at http://www.pensys.com/pages/slade – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hi > I want to know if there is any tritment to my friends ULCERATIVE > COLITIES . He is 41 years old . He has colon inflammation.His physician > recomanded haveing an operation. > Is there any other treatment that might avoid operation. > thanks Pini
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There is a book out by Linda Rector Page, N.D., PhD called Healthy Healing which can help you with this problem. It’s only about $15.00 and is well worth the read. > Hello: > I currently suffer from Ulcerative Colitis and would appreciate any > alternative therapies that anyone knows actually helps this condition. Please > e-mail me with any help. Thank you so much. > Bill
– "It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye"– Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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You could try many good herbs such as Slippery elm, clt-x,uc3j,aloe vera.
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Hello: I currently suffer from Ulcerative Colitis and would appreciate any alternative therapies that anyone knows actually helps this condition. Please e-mail me with any help. Thank you so much. Bill
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> I currently suffer from Ulcerative Colitis and would appreciate any >alternative therapies that anyone knows actually helps this condition.
See this web site: Specific Carbohydrate Diet: http://www.inform.dk/djembe/scd/ Don (donwiss at panix com).
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My wife claims she is expert in treating Colitis and Crohn diseases using acupunture. I know nothing about it so I cannot tell you. Me, I will try fasting (1 day a week, 3 days every 3 months os so). The day you fast take some Metamucil, 3 times per day. Yogourt bacteria (Acidophilus, Bifidus …) in pill form. Plus some light purgative herbs I use Eliminex but it might not exist where you live. If need be, I can give you the compositions. Courage ! It can be done. Before you buy.
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Here’s a "natural" remedy for you. Many people with the intestinal disorder ulcerative colitis may be helped with a treatment originally designed to help smokers quit, a study shows. Use of high-dose nicotine skin patches significantly helped control the symptoms of the disease, such as bloody diarrhea and abdominal pain, in nearly 40% of colitis patients studied, say researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. "Ulcerative colitis is primarily a disease of nonsmokers," notes Mayo gastroenterologist Dr. William Sandborn and colleagues in a report published in the medical journal, Annals of Internal Medicine. "Nonsmokers who have ulcerative colitis and begin smoking may go into remission," they write, and add that this observation has led several groups of researchers to look at nicotine as a possible treatment for the disease, although reasons why it might work remain unclear. The Mayo study compared results of 31 ulcerative colitis patients treated with nicotine patches daily for four weeks with 33 who received inactive placebo patches. The patients using the active transdermal patches started with patches that contained an 11 milligram dose of nicotine delivered through the skin, then after 7 days, changed to 22 milligram dose patches for 21 days. All the patients had mild to moderately active ulcerative colitis, and were nonsmokers or had not used a nicotine product within three months of the study. And they all continued taking medication prescribed for them prior to the study, including steroid drugs. Of the 31 active-patch participants, 12 showed significant clinical improvement as measured by three tests: direct examination of the colon (via a flexible endoscope inserted into the colon via the rectum); patients’ diaries of their symptoms over four weeks; and their doctor’s assessments. By comparison, only 3 of 33 patients wearing placebo patches showed any improvement. Clinical signs of the disease disappeared completely in only two individuals treated with the nicotine patches, compared with none in the placebo group. However, this did not meet statistical significance, that is, it could have occurred by chance. The study authors say the study results were very similar to the findings of an earlier report, which found that 49% of people with ulcerative colitis were helped by high-dose nicotine patches over six weeks, compared with 24% who received a placebo patch. But they also note that other studies using lower doses of nicotine have observed no significant benefits from the patches, probably because the nicotine doses used were too low, he says. The researchers also note that, "adverse reactions to nicotine occurred frequently (77% of patients in the nicotine group); these reactions were severe enough to necessitate discontinuation of nicotine therapy in 13% of all nicotine recipients." Common side effects of the nicotine patches included skin rashes, nausea, and dizziness. "In contrast to ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease occurs more frequently in active smokers," write the study authors. "Additional studies are needed to determine whether transdermal nicotine therapy for… treatment of intestinal inflammation in patients with Crohn’s disease is efficacious or detrimental." Given the evidence of this and previous studies, the researchers say that use of high-dose nicotine patches for ulcerative colitis "seems reasonable." — Kali On Line; http://members.xoom.com/arniskali/
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ANYBODY OUT THERE TRYING TO LIVE WITH ULCERATIVE COLITIS??? I NEED YOUR TIPS , AND CHAT JANET
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