Bazsites.com Inflammatory Bowel Disease
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On the Web
- Crohn's Resource - A source for meaningful, current information on this disease and other inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD).
- GI Section, University of Chicago - Information about inflammatory bowel disease and other GI/Nutritional diseases and disorders. Information about clinical trials.
- Crohn's Disease Cure and Remission - Specific Carbohydrate Diet - Health information relating to controlled remission of this disease and ulcerative colitis; links to related web sites, inflammatory bowel disease, and ulcerative colitis.
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease - Discusses the different forms of this disease, causes, symptoms, treatments. Includes the difference between IBD and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
- Crohn's Disease - An objective guide about this inflamatory bowel disease. Provides information about symptoms, treatment, diets and medication.
- Crohn's Disease - IBD Unit - Information and statistical data for people suffering with this disease.
- Brisbane Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Research Group - Research in epidemiology, genetics, microbiology and immunology and their roles in IBD. Identifies patient clinics and related links.
- Prevention and Treatment Strategies - Scientific research and statistics on inflammatory bowel disease. Includes nutrient and lifestyle options, medical options and precautions.
- Kaspr's Crohn's Links - Information for people suffering with inflammatory bowel disease, useful links and message board discussion.
- Australian Crohns and Colitis Association Queensland Inc. - Established for people who have either Crohn's Disease or ulcerative colitis, their relatives and friends, and for those with an interest in inflammatory bowel disease, IBD.
Wikipedia Articles
- Biological therapy for inflammatory bowel disease - Biological therapy refers to the use of medication that is tailored to specifically target an immune or genetic mediator of disease. Even for diseases of unknown cause, molecules that are involved in the disease process have been identified, and can be targeted for biological therapy; many of these molecules, which are mainly cytokines, are directly involved in the immune system.
- Azathioprine - Azathioprine is an immunosupressant used in organ transplantation, autoimmune disease such as rheumatoid arthritis or inflammatory bowel disease such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. It is a pro-drug, converted in the body to the active metabolites 6-mercaptopurine and 6-thioinosinic acid.
- True guts - True Guts: Struggle and Triumph over Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis is a documentary film created by Josh Golder to raise awareness for Crohn's Disease (CD) and Ulcerative Colitis (UC), both of which are forms of Inflammatory Bowel Syndrome (IBD)
- Mercaptopurine - Mercaptopurine (also called 6-Mercaptopurine, 6-MP or its brand name Purinethol) is an immunosuppressive drug used to treat leukemia. It is also used for pediatric non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, polycythemia vera, psoriatic arthritis, and inflammatory bowel disease (such as Crohn's Disease and ulcerative colitis).
- Strictureplasty - Strictureplasty is a surgical procedure performed in response to scar tissue that has built up in the intestinal wall from inflammatory bowel conditions such as Crohn's disease. As such scar tissue builds up, a "stricture", or a narrowing of the bowel, may result.