Patients with ulcerative colitis for 40 years can take medication such as mesalazine and dexamethasone, surgical treatment, and general measures so as to control the development of the disease and improve the prognosis.
1. Drug therapy: patients with ulcerative colitis for 40 years need to take drug therapy under doctor’s guidance, which can be oral salicylate preparations such as salicylazosulfapyridine, mesalazine, and other aminosalicylic acid preparations. Or oral glucocorticoids, such as prednisone, dexamethasone, immunosuppressants such as azathioprine, biological agents such as infliximab. After drug treatment, most of the disease symptoms can be improved.
2. Surgical treatment: If the patient’s non-surgical treatment is ineffective, it can be combined with its own situation to take surgical treatment, such as total colectomy with ileal pouch anal tube anastomosis.
3. General measures: During the treatment period, patients need to pay attention to sufficient rest time, avoid overwork. At the same time, pay attention to dietary hygiene, avoid intestinal infections.
Ulcerative colitis 40 years of patients need to go to the regular hospital in time, with the doctor to take treatment measures.