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IBD Treatment
The goal in treating IBD is to detect and intervene early, preventing a progression of disease that could lead to the need for, often repeated, surgical removal of scarred intestine in Crohn's disease, or removal of the colon in ulcerative colitis.
Medical treatment is custom-tailored to each patient, first to bring the disease under control and then to maintain remission. Physicians use an array of medications targeted to the activity of the disease.
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