Therapy of ulcerative colitis

Introduction The main goals of ulcerative colitis therapy are to relieve the symptoms of ulcerative colitis, to avoid complications and thus to maintain the patient’s quality of life. A distinction is made between therapy of acute attacks and long-term therapy. An important pillar of the therapy is also the psychosomatic care of the patient. All … Therapy of ulcerative colitis

Treatment of particularly severe relapses | Therapy of ulcerative colitis

Treatment of particularly severe relapses If there is an extremely severe relapse, sulfasalazine can be replaced or supplemented with other immunosuppressive drugs (e.g. Azathioprine® or Ciclosporin). In addition, parenteral nutrition must often be administered in such a case, as the patient can no longer take food in the normal way. It must be taken into … Treatment of particularly severe relapses | Therapy of ulcerative colitis