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Ulcerative Colitis
The prognosis depends on how frequent and severe the flares are. The aim should be to maintain remission for the longest time possible and therefore a lifelong maintenance therapy is advisable.
A small regular dose of aminosalicylates help to prevent or delay the symptoms from reoccurring. However, if symptoms constantly reoccur an ongoing therapy with immunosuppressant may be necessary.
In some particular severe cases, patients do not respond to any treatments and surgery may become the only solution. Doctors suggest the surgery especially when the maintenance therapy does not work at all. Surgery also reduces the risk of developing cancer.
The operation performed is called Colectomy and involved the permanent removal of the colon. Since the disease is usually confined to the colon, the operation can successfully cure the disease.
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