We Relieve Adhesion Pain from Ulcerative Colitis and Surgery
Causes and Frequency of Ulcerative Colitis
Ulcerative colitis is an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that causes long-lasting inflammation and ulcers in the digestive tract. Ulcerative colitis affects the innermost lining of the large intestine (colon) and rectum. Symptoms usually develop over time, rather than suddenly. Ulcerative colitis can be debilitating and can sometimes lead to life-threatening complications.
A major concern for patients with ulcerative colitis is internal scarring (adhesions) that forms as a response to the inflammation. Because the body does not dissolve adhesions, these internal scars tend to remain in the digestive tract for life. Adhesions in the colon or rectum can slow digestion, back up food, and cause any of a host of digestive issues. Thus, patients who have ulcerative colitis or other intestinal issues that cause adhesions are prone to mechanical issues including: pain, nausea, bloating, distension, constipation, or diarrhea.
Wherever they form, adhesions can blanket the intestinal walls, prevent food from being absorbed, create pain or cause digestive problems. Adhesions within the wall of the bowel can squeeze the intestines into narrow spaces called strictures. Adhesions can join loops of the bowel together or glue them to other organs. Any of these situations can lead to surgery. Unfortunately, surgical repair of the problem is recognized as a primary cause of bowel obstruction, a life-threatening condition which can occur because surgeries tend to cause more adhesions to form.
Treatments
Clear Passage®️ Treatment
Clear Passage®️ has vast experience treating and decreasing internal adhesions non-surgically. This non-invasive therapy has been the focus of our work since 1989, when our physical therapist founder developed debilitating abdominal and pelvic adhesions after a surgery and radiation therapy. Citations on our work decreasing internal adhesions have been published in respected medical journals, and are contained in the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
Our focus is to decrease internal adhesions manually; we use our hands to pull apart the glue-like straitjackets of adhesions, like pulling out the run in a three-dimensional sweater. Studies indicate that attending our therapy can improve the uptake of nutrients, and return the body to a prior state of improved mobility and function. As the strong pulls of intestinal adhesions are released, pain and digestive problems are often greatly relieved, so our patients can return to a much higher quality of life.
If you have ulcerative colitis, we will first want to examine your medical records. Experience shows that patients should not be treated when they are in an active flare-up, indicated by certain markers in your blood. We may ask you to undergo and send results of a recent blood test, so we can be sure that the timing of therapy is optimum for you.
During your therapy, we will work to decrease and eliminate adhesions throughout your abdomen and pelvis. We will also instruct you about adhesions, and show you ways to avoid them, and their deleterious effects. We will teach you self-treatments and provide you with a home maintenance program to help you stay in good health, and avoid future surgeries.
Life after Therapy
If you are like most of our patients, you will leave therapy with a much healthier digestive tract, largely freed of internal adhesions that can bind the intestines and make life intolerable. Patients tend to report a significant decrease of pain frequency and severity after therapy, and a marked improvement in digestion. They report improved social lives, so they can visit friends for dinner or go to a restaurant without fear of flare ups. In addition, our patients leave therapy with the tools they need to keep adhesions at bay, and avoid surgery.
Other Treatment Options (Surgery, Drugs)
Other treatment options for Ulcerative Colitis include surgery. While effective in the short-term, surgery is frequently cited as the primary cause of bowel obstructions. No matter how skilled your surgeon, surgery has been shown to frequently cause the formation of additional adhesions. Thus after initial help, the surgery can be the direct cause of additional pain, discomfort and even life-threatening circumstances for patients.
Publishes Success Rates
To view our published success rates treating bowel adhesions, please visit our Success Rates page.
Testimonials
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