Ulcerative colitis and Crohn鈥檚 disease
Coping with Ulcerative Colitis or Crohn鈥檚 Disease?
Harvard doctors reveal the best ways to find relief of your symptoms and improve your quality of life
While there is no medical cure for Inflammatory Bowel Disease (the collective term for ulcerative colitis and Crohn鈥檚 disease), you have a whole arsenal of new and tried-and-true tools available.
That鈥檚 why the experts at Harvard Medical School have written this publication to help you better understand and cope with ulcerative colitis and Crohn鈥檚 disease.
This Harvard Medical School Guide 鈥� Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn鈥檚 Disease: Treating inflammatory bowel disease gives you a comprehensive look at how your digestive system works鈥ow you are diagnosed鈥� and, most importantly, the concrete steps you can take to help you live your best life.
Order this exclusive report now, and you鈥檒l learn about:
Causes and risk factors
Gain new insights into how both genetics and your environment play a role in the development of the disease鈥hich foods appear to increase鈥攁nd decrease鈥攖he risk of flare-ups, which medications may increase the risk of IBD鈥nd the surprising role of smoking as a risk factor for IBD.
Complications of IBD
If you have IBD, you must also know about the potential complications of your condition鈥攆rom increased risk of colon cancer, skin cancer, and infections, to osteoporosis and COPD鈥�and how to help avoid them. Harvard鈥檚 health experts offer you their practical, how-to advice in this special report.
Treatment options
What鈥檚 more, Harvard doctors clearly explain the variety of treatment options that can help provide relief from your symptoms, lessen the pain of flare-ups, and help induce and maintain remission.
You鈥檒l discover the specific medications that can help ease symptoms of ulcerative colitis and Crohn鈥檚 disease鈥攊ncluding how each one works鈥ossible side effects鈥nd how to work with your doctor to make the best decision for your needs. You鈥檒l learn when surgery may be considered and what is involved with the different types of surgery. Plus, you鈥檒l see what specific steps you can take to help prevent and cope with flare-ups as they occur.
Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn鈥檚 Disease: Treating inflammatory bowel disease brings you the facts you need to find welcome relief from these life-altering conditions. Act now and put this exclusive Harvard Medical School Guide at your fingertips for easy reference鈥攁ny time and any place on your phone, tablet or desktop.
