Surgical Options for Ulcerative Colitis

Patients with Ulcerative Colitis who have not responded to oral or rectal medication may consider surgical options. According to the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America around 40 percent of patients turn to surgery for Ulcerative Colitis. Some patient's symptoms are so severe that surgery is the only option to adequately control their pain they experience from Ulcerative Colitis.



Some people with Ulcerative Colitis sometimes do not have any options, when emergency complications arise. These surgeries are life saving and must be performed due to the complications of Ulcerative Colitis, which include:



· Toxic Megacolon

· Colon perforation

· Unstoppable Bleeding

· Sudden severe Ulcerative Colitis



Proctocolectomy is the most common surgical procedure for treating Ulcerative Colitis, where the surgeon removes both the colon and the rectum.



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