Ulcerative Colitis Have you ever heard about ulcerative colitis? For those that have not or might want to know a little more information regarding this disease here are in this essay you will learn the definition‚ risk factors‚ symptoms‚ if there is any treatment to cure and many more important details that many of us should take into consideration. Ulcerative colitis is a disease that causes inflammation and sores‚ called ulcers‚ in the lining of the rectum and colon‚ also known as the large
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Ulcerative Colitis The Center of Allied Health and Nursing Education Abstract Have you ever heard about ulcerative colitis? For those that have not or might want to know a little more information regarding this disease‚ here is an essay that will help. You will learn the definition‚ risk factors‚ symptoms‚ if there is any treatment to cure and many more important details that many of us should take into consideration. Ulcerative colitis
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What is Ulcerative Colitis? Ulcerative Colitis is referred to the gastro intestinal tract infection that occurs on the inner wall of the colon in the large intestine. Due to the fact that colon is where the stool is stored before defecation it is pretty common to notice severe cramps‚ abdominal pain‚ diarrhea and rectal bleeding. What causes Ulcerative Colitis? The causes for Ulcerative Colitis are still a very much of a mystery even in the Twenty First Century. Although it is certain that it
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What is the most affective medicine between balsalazide‚ 6.75 g Sulfasalazine 3.0g to treat ulcerative colitis? Introduction Picture 1 http://gastrointestinalatlas.com/UlcerativeColitisPc3.jpgUlcerative colitis is becoming a common condition in the UK . It is estimated that there are ten new cases a year out of every 100‚000 people. There are currently 100‚000 people in England with ulcerative colitis. The condition normally appears between the ages of 15 and 30[1]. This figure is supposed to
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In New Zealand at least 80% of the population have been diagnosed with one or more chronic health condition. Some people manage to hide their illness so well even their close friends or family members are unaware of it. This essay discusses my interviewee’s experiences living with long term illness regarding the impact of the disease on his everyday life and self-management strategies. At the beginning of the interview I introduced Jozef to the topic and I explained why this project is important
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What is Ulcerative colitis Ulcerative colitis or UC is a chronic inflammatory condition that affected the rectum and the colon. Ulcerative colitis is the condition that known as inflammatory Bowel Diseases and the other which is coming under same name is crohn’s disease. In these two illnesses‚ symptoms are little bit similar‚ but the different is in the areas that affected in patient’s body. Colitis let’s take the second half of this word and explain it. ( itis ) from the word colitis and in the
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Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic‚ or long lasting disease of the large intestine‚ also known as the colon. The lining of the colon becomes inflamed and develops tiny open sores‚ or ulcers‚ that produces pus and mucous (1). In other words‚ the digestive system is affected by this disease. Ulcerative colitis is a disease of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract‚ called inflammatory bowl disease (IBD) (2). The inflammation usually occurs in the rectum and the lower part of the colon‚ though it may affect
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defined as chronic. This is diagnosed because it is permanent‚ can be progressive and will almost certainly change a person’s life. It can make permanent changes to the patient’s body and is rarely cured. The disease I am going to write about is ulcerative colitis. This will be represented as U/C throughout this essay. This debilitating illness can cause not only great pain but also the patient will encounter a great deal of anxiety‚ stress and mental and physical exhaustion. U/C is a long term condition
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Crohn’s Versus Ulcerative Colitis: A Comparison Bowel and rectal disorders afflict all demographics. Some of those disorders present with similar symptoms. Though often confused‚ Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis are two different conditions that distress the colon. Knowing the difference between the two is important. Both Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis may be defined as an aspect of inflammatory bowel disease or IBD. Both are believed – in some ways more than others - to belinked
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----------------------- Genetic Susceptibility • Different genetic abnormalities can lead to similar disease phenotypes. • Genes associated with Crohn’s disease are not implicated in Ulcerative Colitis • There is similar chromosomal susceptibility in CD and UC. Crohn’s disease Ulcerative Colitis Mutant CARD15 causes; Decreased antimicrobial peptide secretions from Paneth cells of the small intestine Defective down-regulation of innate immune
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