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Article: Salicylates may cause diarrhea in ulcerative colitis patients.(Digestive Disorders)
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- Family Practice News
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- April 15, 2007
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FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. -- About 10% of patients with ulcerative colitis who are taking 5-aminosalicylic acid medications develop worsening diarrhea that may be linked to these drugs.
"Continued treatment with a salicylate in a patient who isn't responding can be worse than useless, because 5-ASA [5-aminosalicylic acid] can trigger diarrhea in some patients," Dr. Raymond Sandier said in an interview at an international colorectal disease symposium sponsored by the Cleveland Clinic Florida.
Many patients with ulcerative colitis who are receiving ineffective treatment with a salicylate also take an antidiarrheal drug, as well as other motility-inhibiting ...
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The Columbia Univ. Coll. of Physicians & Surgeons Complete Home Medical Guide;
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...Ulcerative Colitis Definition Ulcerative colitis is a chronic inflammation of the rectum and colon with ... the condition. Cause As in Crohn's, persons with ulcerative colitis often have a family history of either ileitis or colitis ...
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