Ulcerative Colitis Surgery – Ostomy Association of Boston https://www.bostonoab.org Disease Information and Prevention Thu, 28 Aug 2025 13:37:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.26 https://www.bostonoab.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/cropped-Logo2-3-32x32.png Ulcerative Colitis Surgery – Ostomy Association of Boston https://www.bostonoab.org 32 32 Medications for ulcerative colitis: How do they work? https://www.bostonoab.org/medications-ulcerative-colitis/ https://www.bostonoab.org/medications-ulcerative-colitis/#respond Tue, 03 Dec 2019 04:01:06 +0000 https://www.bostonoab.org/?p=853 Abdominal pain is a discomfort not everyone can handle gracefully, especially if it is chronic and frequent. Ulcerative colitis, a gastrointestinal disorder that is part of the inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), is one of the many digestive problems that could cause strong and persistent abdominal cramps, chronic diarrhea, and bloody stools. Let us discover if there are medications for ulcerative colitis and if they are there to cure it or to just relieve its symptoms.

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]]> https://www.bostonoab.org/medications-ulcerative-colitis/feed/ 0 Ulcerative Colitis Surgery https://www.bostonoab.org/ulcerative-colitis-surgery/ https://www.bostonoab.org/ulcerative-colitis-surgery/#respond Fri, 19 Oct 2018 23:08:56 +0000 https://www.bostonoab.org/?p=360 Ulcerative colitis is a disease characterized by inflammation and sores in the inner lining of the small intestines, rectum, and colon. There is no definite cause of the disease, but the immune system malfunction and genetic factors have been associated with the disease.

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