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Digestive Health

IBD (Inflammatory Bowel Disease): A Chronic Inflammation of the Walls Along the GI Tract

IBD (Inflammatory bowel disease) is the chronic inflammation of the walls along the GI tract that eventually result in permanent damage. Here are the causes, risk factors, signs and symptoms, treatments, and prevention for IBD.

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Drugs Related to Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Drugs
Budesonide
Used for: Allergic rhinitis, Asthma, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), Crohn’s disease, Inflammatory skin conditions, Nasal polyps, Ulcerative colitis
Chinese name:
布地奈德
Humira
Used for: Crohn’s disease, Rheumatoid arthritis, Ulcerative colitis
Chinese name:
以復邁
Infliximab
Used for: Ankylosing spondylitis, Crohn’s disease, Moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis, Plaque psoriasis, Psoriatic arthritis, Ulcerative colitis
Chinese name:
英利昔單抗
Sulfasalazine
Used for: Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), Rheumatoid arthritis
Chinese name:
柳氮磺胺吡啶
What is Budesonide for?

Budesonide belongs to a class of medications called glucocorticoids or steroid hormones. It mainly works by reducing inflammation and has a wide range of uses, including but not limited to: 

  • Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
  • Allergic rhinitis
  • Nasal polyps
  • Crohn’s disease
  • Ulcerative colitis
Available dosage
  • 3mg (Capsules)
  • 200mcg/dose (Inhalants)
  • 9mg (Prolonged-Release Tablets)
  • 50mcg / 64mcg / 100mcg / 200mcg (Nasal Spray)
  • 0.5mg/2ml / 1mg/2ml (Suspension For Nebulisation)
  • 2mg (Rectal Foam)
More details

The content above is informative only and not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. It should not be relied upon for specific medical advice.

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Central Gastroenterology & Hepatology Centre
Room 2006, 20/F, Crawford House, 70 Queen's Road Central
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Room 05-09, 16/F, 238 Nathan Road
3549 6979
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3468 7723
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Related to Digestive Health
A
Abdominal pain
Abnormal GI motility
Acid reflux
Amoebiasis
Appendicitis
Ascites
B
Belching
Bloating
Bowel obstruction
C
Celiac Disease
Cirrhosis
Colitis
Colorectal cancer
Constipation
Copper deficiency
Cytomegaloviral infection
D
Diarrhea
Duodenal ulcer
Dysentery
E
Enzyme deficiency
Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency
F
Fatty Liver
Fluke infection
Folic acid deficiency
Food poisoning
G
Gallstone
Gas in the stomach
Gastric ulcer
Gastritis
Gastroenteritis
Gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors
Gastrointestinal stromal tumor
Gastroptosis
Gut microbiome
H
Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) eradication
Hematemesis
Hematochezia
Hemorrhoids
Hepatitis
Hepatomegaly
Hernia
I
Intra-abdominal infections
Iron deficiency
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
J
Jaundice
L
Lactose Intolerance
Liver cancer
Loss of appetite
M
Magnesium deficiency
Malnutrition
O
Oesophageal cancer
P
Pancreatic cancer
Paracetamol (acetaminophen) poisoning
Phosphorus deficiency
Proctitis
Proctoptosis (prolapse of the restum/anus)
Protein deficiency
S
Selenium deficiency
Short bowel syndrome
Splenomegaly
Stomach / Gastric cancer
Stomach spasms and intestinal spasms
Stomachache
T
Thiamoine deficiency
V
VIPoma
Vomiting
Z
Zinc deficiency
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