Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Case Study

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Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), is a common disease that affects thousands of people in North America every year. It is a name for a group of similar disorders, the two main types of inflammatory bowel disease are Crohn's disease and Ulcerative colitis. Both disorders cause parts of the digestive tract to become inflamed.
There are many forms of ulcerative colitis, I have listed some below:

Ulcerative Proctitis: Inflammation located in the rectum. In mild cases it causes rectal bleeding, but in more serious one it causes the sudden urge to go to the bathroom with painful and ineffective bowel movements.

Proctosigmoiditis: Inflammation is located in the rectum and sigmoid colon. Symptoms are the same as ulcerative proctitis.

Left-sided Colitis: Inflammation is in the rectum, sigmoid colon, and descending colon. Also termed limited or distal colitis. Symptoms include: left sided abdominal pain, weight loss and diarrhea. …show more content…

According to the American Academy of Family Physicians (2013) and the Official Journal of the AGA Institute (2015): first-line treatment is therapy with 5-aminosalicylic acid (Mesalamine). Other trade names include: Apriso (Extended Release capsules), Asacol & Lialda (Delayed Release tablets), Canasa (suppository), Pentasa (Controlled Release capsules) and Rowasa (Enema). This drug is used to subside inflammation and treat mild

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