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Persistent UC Symptoms Despite 5-ASA Therapies
 • Assess for Drug Adherence
 • Disease Activity Assessment (bloody
CAMs (curcumin, probiotic ... Escalate Treatment ... Waseem_AhmedMD #Ulcerative ... UC #Persistent #5ASA ... #Refractory #Treatment
Severe Ulcerative Colitis - Management Algorithms
 - Adult outpatients with moderate to severely active ulcerative colitis
Severe Ulcerative ... severely active ulcerative ... colitis #Ulcerative ... Management #Algorithm #treatment ... #gastroenterology
Mild-to-Moderate Ulcerative Colitis - Management Algorithm
Curcumin:
 • Natural phytochemical from turmeric
 • 2g/day divided in 2-3
Mild-to-Moderate Ulcerative ... maintenance rates with 5ASA ... remission with 5ASA ... Waseem_AhmedMD #Ulcerative ... Moderate #Algorithm #treatment
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
more): Genital ulceration ... Crohn disease, ulcerative ... Arthritis, AS Treatment ... Glucocorticoids 5-ASA
Ulcerative Proctitis
Proctitis:
 • Affects 1/3 patients
 • Predictors of extension:
     - Disease
Ulcerative Proctitis ... and PR + PO 5-ASA ... prolapse, CD, cancer Treatment ... Waseem_AhmedMD #Ulcerative
Probiotics Guidelines
Adults with C difficile infection
 • Recommendation: Only in the context of a clinical trial
on antibiotic treatment ... children with ulcerative ... Probiotics #Guidelines #gastroenterology