Q.
How often does a patient require to undergo endoscopy (colonoscopy/
sigmoidoscopy)?
A.
After the initial endoscopy (sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy),
patient would require undergoing repeat endoscopies in the initial
stages every 3-6 months or depending on the clinical course (improvement
of the disease).
Q.
What is the treatment of IBD?
A.
The treatment of IBD consists of using 5-ASA and if necessary
steroids. These drugs have had excellent results and have saved
the lives of thousands of patients.
Q.
Can IBD be cured? Does it require life long treatment?
A.
The word "cured" may not apply. However, the patient
remains symptom free or in remission for a long time. Theoretically
patient would require life long treatment.
Q.
How serious is IBD? What are its complications?
A.
Normally Inflammatory Bowel Disease is not a serious condition.
However, occasionally it can land up in life threatening complications.
The
commonest minor complications are:
1)
Anemia
2)
Nutritional deficiency
3)
Weight loss.
The
major complications are severe bleeds or toxic megacolon.
When
do you suspect a child has IBD?
A.
One should suspect a patient to have IBD:
UC
: Child will complain of diarrhea,
rectal bleeding,
passage of mucus and abdominal pain. Child can also have nausea,
anorexia and in severe cases may even vomit. There may also be
fever, anemia and weight loss.
Crohn's
disease : Child may have pain in right sided pain which is
recurrent and colicky in nature. There may also be pain during
defecation and pain may increase after defecation. Diarrhea, fever,
weight loss, bleeding per rectum may be other manifestations.
Q.
How often does a patient require to undergo endoscopy (colonoscopy/
sigmoidoscopy)?
A.
After the initial endoscopy (sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy),
patient would require undergoing repeat endoscopies in the initial
stages every 3-6 months or depending on the clinical course (improvement
of the disease).
Q.
What is the treatment of IBD?
A.
The treatment of IBD consists of using 5-ASA and if necessary
steroids. These drugs have had excellent results and have saved
the lives of thousands of patients.
Q.
Can IBD be cured? Does it require life long treatment?
A.
The word "cured" may not apply. However, the patient
remains symptom free or in remission for a long time. Theoretically
patient would require life long treatment.
Q.
How serious is IBD? What are its complications?
A.
Normally Inflammatory Bowel Disease is not a serious condition.
However, occasionally it can land up in life threatening complications.
The
commonest minor complications are:
1)
Anemia
2)
Nutritional deficiency
3)
Weight loss.
The
major complications are severe bleeds or toxic megacolon.
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