1. CCFA: Crohn's & Colitis Foundation Of America News updates, weekly features, programs and a list of chapters from this organization seeking to cure Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. http://www.ccfa.org/

Home News Updates Medical Library Research Information ... Safeguards CCFA's mission is to cure and prevent Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis through research, and to improve the quality of life of children and adults affected by these digestive diseases through education and support. All medical information on this site has been reviewed by members of CCFA's National Scientific Advisory Committee WHAT'S NEW: We're Looking for Local Heroes! Fall 2002 Research Newsletter Available Request Your Free Copy Attend CCFA's First National IBD Advocacy Conference Write Your Legislators Now! ... My Guide to Living Better an online educational program from This site is sponsored in part by: We subscribe to the HONcode principles of the Health On the Net Foundation Main Areas CCFA Homepage News Updates Medical Library Research Information ... Safeguards 386 Park Avenue South 17th Floor New York, NY 10016 Phone: 800-932-2423 Fax: 212-779-4098 E-mail: info@ccfa.org WebTrends Live is used to analyze traffic to this web site. click here

2. ASCRS:Patient Brochure - New Surgical Options For The Treatment Of Ulcerative Co A discussion as to what this disease is, treatment, when surgery is necessary and what is available to sufferers. Alternative therapies are also indicated. http://www.fascrs.org/brochures/ulcerative-colitis.html

Revised 1996 New Surgical Options for the Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis What is ulcerative colitis? Ulcerative colitis is an inflammation of the lining of the large bowel (colon). Symptoms include rectal bleeding, diarrhea, abdominal cramps, weight loss, and fevers. In addition, patients who have had extensive ulcerative colitis for many years are at an increased risk to develop large bowel cancer. The cause of ulcerative colitis remains unknown. How is ulcerative colitis treated? Initial treatment of ulcerative colitis is medical, using antibiotics and anti-inflammatory medications (drugs such as Alzulfidine, Prednisone, etc.). These are usually necessary on a long-term basis. Prednisone has significant side effects, and, therefore, it is usually used for short periods. "Flare-ups" of the disease can often be treated by increasing the dosage of medications or adding new medications, such as 6-Mercaptopurine. Hospitalization may be necessary to put the bowel to rest. When is surgery necessary? Surgery is indicated for patients who have life-threatening complications of inflammatory bowel diseases, such as massive bleeding, perforation, or infection. It may also be necessary for those who have the chronic form of the disease, which fails medical therapy. It is important the patient be comfortable that all reasonable medical therapy has been attempted prior to considering surgical therapy. In addition, patients who have long-standing ulcerative colitis and show cancer signs may be candidates for removal of the colon, because of the increased risk of developing cancer. More often, these patients are followed carefully with repeated colonoscopy and biopsy, and only if precancerous signs are identified is surgery recommended.

3. Welcome To Asacol.com Welcome to asacol.com For US Health Care Professionals Living with ulcerative colitis Insights and Answers for Better Living This ulcerative colitis resource is intended for health care professionals only. http://www.asacol.com/

Welcome to asacol.com For Consumers For US Health Care Professionals US Consumers click here Canadian Consumers click here ... click here Living with Ulcerative Colitis Insights and Answers for Better Living This Ulcerative Colitis resource is intended for health care professionals only. The following information is intended for use only by customers, patients, and health care professionals in the United States. Countries outside the United States may have regulatory requirements or medical practices which are different than those in the United States. This may require reference to different or additional information. Therefore, this information may not be appropriate for use outside the United States.

4. Crohn's / Colitis Home Page Information for sufferers of Crohn's Disease, ulcerative colitis,and Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Welcome to the Crohn's Disease http://qurlyjoe.bu.edu/cduchome.html

Welcome to the Crohn's Disease Ulcerative Colitis Inflammatory Bowel Disease Pages Yet one more place on the WWW for those of us living with these diseases, and our families and friends, to find information, solace, and encouragement. Our goal is to provide a convenient, one-stop shopping site for FAQs, links to other sources, and anything else we can find (or that you suggest.) No particular axes to grind, beyond the idea that suffering shared is suffering lessened. Important! The CCFA has issued an Action Alert for its members. I strongly recommend that you go to www.ccfa.org/news/ibdactionalert.htm and read about an important piece of legislation introduced in the US Senate, the "Inflammatory Bowel Disease Act". Get involved. Write to your Senator. You don't need to be a member of CCFA to write to your Senator. The CCFA has announced its First National IBD Advocacy Conference , to be held in Washington, D.C. on June 17 and 18, 2003. Sign up and show up! Meet your congressional reps and lobby them to support the IBD Act. We're 8 1/2 YEARS OLD! That's ancient in WWW terms.

5. MEDLINEplus: Ulcerative Colitis Search MEDLINE for recent research articles on • ulcerative colitis. Viewslideshow on Colonoscopy Colostomy ulcerative colitis. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ulcerativecolitis.html

Skip navigation Other health topics: A B C D ... List of All Topics Ulcerative Colitis Contents of this page: From the NIH General/Overviews Coping Diagnosis/Symptoms ... Women Search MEDLINE for recent research articles on Ulcerative Colitis You may also be interested in these MEDLINEplus related pages: Crohn's Disease Digestive System From the National Institutes of Health Ulcerative Colitis (National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse) General/Overviews Questions and Answers about Ulcerative Colitis Ulcerative Colitis (Patient Education Institute) - - requires Flash plug-in Also available in: Spanish Alternative Therapy Adjunct Therapies Clinical Trials ClinicalTrials.gov: Colitis (National Institutes of Health) ClinicalTrials.gov: Colitis, Ulcerative (National Institutes of Health) ClinicalTrials.gov: Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (National Institutes of Health) Coping Coping Day-to-Day Families and IBD: A Delicate Balance Diagnosis/Symptoms Abdominal Pain, Acute: Self-Care Flowcharts (American Academy of Family Physicians) Abdominal Pain, Chronic: Self-Care Flowcharts

6. Welcome To Living-Better.com Frequently asked questions, glossary, quiz, diagnosis and monitoring, free ulcerative colitis information kit, Insights Answers newsletter archive, comparison between ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. US and Canada pages. Procter and Gamble Pharmaceuticals. http://www.living-better.com

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7. Ulcerative Colitis The possible causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment are discussed.Category Health Conditions and Diseases ulcerative colitis......What Causes ulcerative colitis? Theories about what causes ulcerative colitis abound,but none have been proven. What Are the Symptoms of ulcerative colitis? http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/digest/pubs/colitis/colitis.htm

What Causes Ulcerative Colitis? What Are the Symptoms of Ulcerative Colitis? How Is Ulcerative Colitis Diagnosed? What Is the Treatment for Ulcerative Colitis? ... Resources Ulcerative colitis is a disease that causes inflammation and sores, called ulcers, in the top layers of the lining of the large intestine. The inflammation usually occurs in the rectum and lower part of the colon, but it may affect the entire colon. Ulcerative colitis rarely affects the small intestine except for the lower section, called the ileum. Ulcerative colitis may also be called colitis, ileitis, or proctitis. The inflammation makes the colon empty frequently, causing diarrhea. Ulcers form in places where the inflammation has killed colon lining cells; the ulcers bleed and produce pus and mucus. Ulcerative colitis is an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), the general name for diseases that cause inflammation in the intestines. Ulcerative colitis can be difficult to diagnose because its symptoms are similar to other intestinal disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome and to another type of IBD called Crohn's disease. Crohn's disease differs from ulcerative colitis because it causes inflammation deeper within the intestinal wall. Crohn's disease usually occurs in the small intestine, but it can also occur in the mouth, esophagus, stomach, duodenum, large intestine, appendix, and anus. Ulcerative colitis occurs most often in people ages 15 to 40, although children and older people sometimes develop the disease. Ulcerative colitis affects men and women equally and appears to run in some families.

8. NACC Home Page - Colitis, Crohn's Disease Offers comprehensive information on Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, plus the latest in research developments and treatments. http://www.nacc.org.uk/

9. Ulcerative Colitis a CHORUS notecard document about ulcerative colitis Disclaimer. Feedback. Search. ulcerative colitis. stage. acute http://chorus.rad.mcw.edu/doc/00897.html

CHORUS Collaborative Hypertext of Radiology Colon Feedback Search ulcerative colitis stage acute fine mucosal granularity "double tracking" = longitudinal submucosal ulcers "collar button" ulcers "thumbprinting" = symmetric thickening of colonic folds pseudopolyps = islands of edematous mucosa and granulation tissue subacute inflammatory polyps (sessile) coarse granular mucosa chronic "lead pipe" colon = rigidity + symmetrical narrowing of lumen "burnt-out colon" = distensible colon without haustral markings filiform polyposis = postinflammatory polyps (10-20%) complications: toxic megacolon colon Ca strictures (10%) see: ulcerative colitis: extracolonic manifestations Crohn disease vs. ulcerative colitis More info: ulcerative colitis [OMIM] Yong H. Hahn, MD - 24 November 1995 Last updated 14 March 2001 Medical College of Wisconsin

10. Crohns.org.uk Crohns Disease And Ulcerative Colitis Information about Crohns Disease and ulcerative colitis. http://www.crohns.org.uk

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11. Crohn Disease Vs Ulcerative Colitis a CHORUS notecard document about Crohn disease vs ulcerative colitis Crohn disease vs ulcerative colitis. Crohn disease ulcerative colitis location right side left side ulcers deep shallow http://chorus.rad.mcw.edu/doc/00899.html

CHORUS Collaborative Hypertext of Radiology Colon Feedback Search Crohn disease vs ulcerative colitis Crohn disease ulcerative colitis location right side left side ulcers deep shallow contraction no yes ileocecal valve thickened gaping fistulae yes no eccentricity yes no rate of carcinoma slight increase marked increase megacolon unusual yes Yong H. Hahn, MD - 2 February 1995 Last updated 14 March 2001 Medical College of Wisconsin

12. Triumph Over Disease ( Ulcerative Colitis ) By Fasting A personal story of a young man who, though receiving treatment for ulcerative colitis, was approaching death. He fasted for over 40 days and recovered health and enjoyment of life. By Dr. Jack Goldstein. http://www.geocities.com/fastinguc

Triumph Over Disease by Fasting And Natural Diet Dr. Jack Goldstein (D. P. M.) Arco Publishing Company, Inc. New York Published by Arco Publishing Company, Inc. 219 Park Avenue South, New York, N.Y. 10003 Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Goldstein, Jack. Triumph over disease-by fasting and natural diet. Bibliography: p. 237 1. Ulcerative colitis-Biography. 2. Fasting. 3. Vegetarianism 4. Goldstein, Jack I. . ISBN 0-668-04138-2 (Library Edition) Here is the inspiring, controversial, true story of a man who was treated medically for six years for a debilitating disease, ulcerative colitis , which under standard medical care by qualified and respected physicians progressed to a point close to death. In the course of his six-year ordeal, Dr. Goldstein changed from a happy, successful, and confident man with everything to live for to a wasted, drug infected, despairing man whose only hope, he was told, lay in agreeing to submit to one of the most radical and drastic operations known to medical sciencea total colectomy, or complete removal of the large intestine and rectum. For the rest of his life he would be forced to wear a bag attached to his abdomen for the collection and elimination of waste. At this point, tortured by the thought of becoming a physiologic cripple and even contemplating suicide, he was led to a natural way of life which incorporated fasting and a vegetarian diet that actually allowed his body to heal itself. Dr. Goldstein gives a detailed account of a six-week fast he undertook in a controlled environment and under the supervision of a doctorwhich literally saved his life. He also records the day by-day physical and mental changes, which occurred, and describes his new way of life based on the principles of natural diet.

13. ISRAELI IBD SITE Information, message board, links on Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis for Israelis and others .The summary for this Hebrew page contains characters that cannot be correctly displayed in this language/character set.Category Health Conditions and Diseases Inflammatory Bowel Disease...... http://members.tripod.com/~IBDisr/intro.htm

Hi! I have made this site for people with IBD from israel and around the world. I hope you will find the information inside useful. If you have any comments and suggestions please Do email them to me And if you realy want to make my day, please write something about yourself in the message board. Message Board Message Board 2 I.B.D information IBD Book Store: IBD Alternative-Medicine Nutrition And More !! ... MailBox: lvds@newmail.net Warning!! All the information in this site might be incorrect or out of date. The documents and all other forms of information in this site are in no way intended to be a substitute for medical care. Please discuss anything you read here with a doctor before making any decisions about treatment. In no way would the builder of this site be responsible for any kind of damage resulting from any kind of usage of documents and all other information that is in this web site or connected to it. This Crohn's - Colitis Web Ring site is owned by Dan Next Site Previous Site Next 5 ... Problems? Want to apply for membership?

14. Welcome To MDS Diagnostics Learn how Asacol is helping remission treatment. Find new and educational information on this disease and learn how to live better with this chronic illness. http://www.canada.living-better.com/

15. Crohn's & Colitis Pharmacist - Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, Ibd, Ibs Drug and disease information on Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, Inflammatory Bowel Disease. We provide drug and disease information. Questions are answered by a pharmacist who has Crohn's disease. http://www.crohnspharmacist.com

The information here is presented for reference purposes only and should not be solely relied upon. For more information you should contact your physician. We subscribe to the HONcode principles of the Health On the Net Foundation Last Updated: New - Bulletin Board - Post messages for others Find a Physician Medication Information FAQ ... Do a Search All Products Camcorders Cameras Computer Add-Ons DVD Players Gadgets Home Audio Home Office Home Theater PDAs Phones Portable Audio / Video Printers Scanners TVs VCRs Enter disease, therapy or topic and click Search: New Information New - Bulletin Board - Post messages for others Discount Prescriptions New Study Arthritis treatment possibly beneficial for Crohn's patients ... DigestionInfo.com ADL Consultants Web Hosting and Design Anthony J. Longo, R.Ph. www.adlconsult.com webmaster@adlconsult.com Search the internet for medical resources with Health On the Net Foundation's MedHunt OTHER SITES I LIKE: Shampoo King Chemicals ADL Consultants Web Counter says you're visitor number:

16. Digestion: Health And Medical Information Concerning Digestive System Disorders Doctorproduced, peer-reviewed articles about Crohn's, irritable bowel syndrome, ulcerative colitis, and related conditions. http://www.about-digestion.com

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17. MEDLINEplus Medical Encyclopedia: Ulcerative Colitis ulcerative colitis. Alternative names Return to top Nonspecific ulcerativecolitis. Definition Return to top A chronic, episodic, inflammatory http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000250.htm

Skip navigation Medical Encyclopedia Other encyclopedia topics: A-Ag Ah-Ap Aq-Az B-Bk ... Z Ulcerative colitis Contents of this page: Illustrations Alternative names Definition Causes, incidence, and risk factors ... Prevention Illustrations Colonoscopy Digestive system Ulcerative colitis Alternative names Return to top Nonspecific ulcerative colitis Definition Return to top A chronic , episodic, inflammatory disease of the large intestine and rectum characterized by bloody diarrhea Causes, incidence, and risk factors Return to top The cause is unknown, and it may affect any age group although there are peaks at ages 15 to 30 and then again at ages 50 to 70. The disease usually begins in the rectal area and may eventually extend through the entire large bowel. Repeated episodes of inflammation lead to thickening of the wall of the intestine and rectum with scar tissue. Death of colon tissue or sepsis may occur with severe disease. The symptoms vary in severity and their onset may be gradual or sudden. Attacks may be provoked by many factors, including respiratory infections or stress Risk factors include a family history of ulcerative colitis or Jewish ancestry. The

18. HealingWell.com Community Message boards and chat dedicated to sharing information, offering support, and coping strategies to better manage ulcerative colitis. Moderated by volunteers. http://community.healingwell.com/community/scripts/topics.pl?NodeID=69618&Cl

19. Crohn's Disease And Ulcerative Colitis Information And Support At PatientCommuni A comprehensive information resource for patients with Crohn's Disease and ulcerative colitis http://ibd.patientcommunity.com

March 31, 2003 SEARCH Search the site: Advanced Search HOME Features News ... NEWSLETTER Enter your e-mail address: COMMUNITY Discussion Board Personal Boards IBD Resource Network ... Webrings PatientCommunity.com is sponsored by: We subscribe to the HON code principles of the Health On the Net Foundation FEATURES Heparin: A Future Treatment for Ulcerative Colitis? A PatientCommunity.com interview with Joshua Korzenik, M.D.: his clinical trials using heparin in ulcerative colitis, and his thoughts on vascular aspects of inflammatory bowel disease. This is part two of a two-part series; part one focused on his theory of a possible innate immune deficiency as a proximate cause in Crohn’s disease. More Features An Interview With Rodger DeRose, President and CEO, Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA) A PatientCommunity.com interview with Rodger DeRose, President and CEO of CCFA: on its mission, goals, and services; his thoughts on how the organization is changing and evolving to better service the needs of the IBD (Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis) community; strategies and tactics intended to take the organization to the next level; an update on the IBD Act; how those affected can help; and more. More Features HELP SUPPORT THE IBD ACT Information on important new legislation introduced into congress - see how you can help...

20. Information About UC . ulcerative colitis involves inflammation of the lining of the colonand rectum. ulcerative colitis is characterized by flareups http://www.living-better.com/understand_UCoverview.html

faq glossary personal insights home Please enter keywords or phrases or browse our archives What is IBD? Ulcerative Colitis Overview Symptoms of Ulcerative Colitis ... Quiz: What Do You Know? document.write("rate this page"); Ulcerative colitis involves inflammation of the lining of the colon and rectum. Ulcerative colitis is characterized by flare-ups followed by periods of remission throughout a lifetime. A flare-up is when the rectum and/or colon become inflamed. During a flare-up, people experience periods of increased symptoms of ulcerative colitis, such as bloody diarrhea, rectal bleeding, abdominal pain or cramping, and an urgent need to go to the bathroom. Flare-ups can vary in duration and intensity. Remission is the time between flare-ups of ulcerative colitis when people experience few, mild, or no symptoms of ulcerative colitis. Periods of remission vary in duration, anywhere from a matter of days to a number of years.

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