Colitis

divisions: the innate immune system and adaptive immune system. Both systems differ in the types of cells produced and the time and length in mounting a response. Inflammatory bowel disease is a chronic inflammatory disease including ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease. This disease occurs as result of an attack by the immune system on commensal (normal) enteric bacteria in genetically predisposed individuals. The integrity of the mucosal barrier in IBD is often comprised, thus…

Ozone Therapy The gas Ozone (O₃) is considered to be a controversial gas due to its oxidant properties. Some chemists claim that the ozone gas mixture is toxic, whereas others state that it is useful and effective when used in certain situations such as treating degenerative disease. Ozone therapy has been used effectively in medical practices through nine methods that are: 1. Intramuscular injections: A small amount of an ozone and oxygen mixture are injected into the patient. It is used to…

Clostridium difficile (hereafter C. Difficile) is a bacteria that contributes to many diseases, the spectrum of disease can range from mild cases of diarrhea to more life threatening cases like pseudomembranous colitis to toxic megacolon (Kelly 2008). Since the 1970s the use of certain antibiotics such as clindamycin to treat other infectious diseases was shown to lead to more toxic strains of C. difficile. Starting in the 1980s, cephalosporins, were the new drug of preference to treat other…

DISCUSSION The aim of this study is to assess the efficacy of infliximab in the treatment of ulcerative colitis and to observe the presence of any side effects to infliximab. Infliximab tends to be used as a third-line therapy in patients with moderate to severe UC or as a rescue therapy [8]. However, experts have proposed that earlier use during less severe disease states (i.e., moderate UC) could benefit many patients [9] [10] [11]. Furthermore, infliximab can potentially attain the new…

Active smokers are more likely to develop Chron’s Disease, while past smokers are more likely to have Ulcerative Colitis. Smoking increases the risk of developing CD by more than twice (Lashner, 2013). There is also a possible north-south gradient; people in higher altitudes seem to develop Crohn’s Disease more often than those in those in lower latitudes (Lashner,…

illness as an excuse I let that be my reason to persevere. At this point in my life, I knew I wanted a career related to medicine. I also discovered medicine was a tough subject so I began studying harder and took more interest in what Ulcerative Colitis actually was, along with other similar conditions. As I went to middle school I only had a couple B’s and going into high school I started getting straight A’s, something I never thought I would be able to…

One third of our composition of the gut microbiota resembles to our parents composition of microbiota. But after being born, the 2/3rd of our composition of our microbiota is dynamic up until the age of 3. There are several factors that affect the composition of the gut microbiota throughout our lives but it is most effective on newborns. The first factor that affects the composition of the microbiota is how the baby is delivered. (2) Vaginally delivered babies are colonized by vaginal microbes…

When someone is having a blood sugar spike, they may feel tired, lightheaded, they may feel confused, or they may have trouble concentrating. Parkinson’s disease is a very controlling chronic disease. “Parkinson's disease is a degenerative neurologic disease” (Parkinson’s disease Overview). Parkinson’s disease is a tragic chronic disease. Like many other chronic diseases, Parkinson’s disease takes a toll on the person and the person’s family. Parkinson’s disease is a disease that…

was able to get through a very rough patch in my life. It was the summer of 2014 and things just weren’t going right for my family. First off, my older brother had become sick with an illness that would lead to him being diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis. On top of my brother’s illness, my parents’ relationship was not going well; they decided that it would be best for my dad to move out of the house for an undetermined amount…

Pathophysiology Q 1.1. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is the name applied to two related diseases, emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is characterised by abnormal inflammatory obstruction of the airways, lung parenchyma, (respiratory bronchioles and alveoli) and pulmonary blood vessels (Brown, 2013). Research shows that COPD is being recognised as an inflammatory disorder of the large and small airways characterized by remodelling and emphysematous…