Intestinal ailments affecting sex
Biological medicines used to improve symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease, specifically ulcerative colitis.
In recent years there has been an increase in the number of diseases related to gastrointestinal system disorders that may mimic lenient.
Such is the case of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), which is divided into Crohn’s disease and Ulcerative Colitis (UC).
Crohn’s disease is a chronic and recurrent condition characterized by diarrhea, bleeding, mucus in the stool, incomplete evacuation, abdominal pain and rectal injury. Symptoms affecting many areas of the patient’s life.
In Mexico was seen as an unknown condition, only had information on its prevalence in certain areas of the U.S. and Europe.
However, in our country has been an increase in the number of diagnoses and has been classified as such based on knowledge of the doctors.
The family physician should refer you to a Gastrointestinal to start his attention, said Dr. Thomas Cortez Estrada, gastroenterologist at the Hospital of the ISSSTE November 20.
The other condition is ulcerative colitis (UC), a disease that causes lesions on the inner wall of the colon and occurs in people under 30, regardless of gender.
In the case of women, reproductive capacity is affected and this coupled with the social and working life of patients.
For Cuci, have an excellent medical management to improve symptoms, enhance the quality of life and improve the relationship. It affects mostly women.
The ISSSTE specialist said the disease that sometimes causes problems with spouse, as the woman may have flatulence, rectal bleeding and mucus during intercourse, which can be confused with sexually transmitted diseases.
When a person has these symptoms for more than two weeks, you should have a colonoscopy to explore anal regions of the intestine. In addition to a biopsy of the mucus of the colon and a description of the intestinal structure.
The Cuci is associated with more than 80 diseases such as hepatobiliary, hepatitis, musculoskeletal diseases, ankylosing spondylitis, skin lesions, vascular ailments and arthritis zero (not true arthritis). Inflammatory disease can also affect the ocular and renal disease.
Early diagnosis will avoid surgery, says specialist and has been referred to in the past, removing the colon, there are now new techniques, such as ileostomy that is to remove the colon and rectum and the lower intestine (ileum ) and joins the stomach, but this creates an impact on the couple as it is necessary that the person to use an external bag.
Treatment is with corticosteroids, unfortunately develops obesity, cataracts and osteoporosis, and generates hypertension.
Currently there are biological therapies that have been used in the United States since 1998, which release the patient from the symptoms. These drugs are already available in highly specialized hospitals, the specialist concludes.