Klin Farmakol Farm. 2018;32(3):7-10 | DOI: 10.36290/far.2018.016
Inflammatory bowel disease means Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Mostly, it affects ileocecal area, resp. large intestine.Ethiology of the disease is unknown. The start of the disease is formed by a number of factors. This fact does not enable causaltreatment; treatment is possible only as symptomatic. Basic drug groups that are used for treatment of inflammatory boweldisease are aminosalicylates, corticoids, immunosuppressive therapy and biological therapy. As a supplementary treatment canbe considered antibiotics, probiotics; in specific cases parenteral or enteral nourishment is prescribed. Treatment is individuallychosen for each patient; its effectiveness is considerably increased by patient’s cooperation during the treatment and follow-up.
Published: November 1, 2018 Show citation