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There Are Ways To Manage Painful Ulcerative Colitis Symptoms
Ulcerative colitis can lead to debilitating symptoms, including rectal pain, abdominal pain, cramping, diarrhea, fatigue, and weight loss. You may experience a frequent urge to defecate or an inability to do so despite urgency.
These symptoms can severely impact your ability to live a normal life, causing stress and fear of embarrassment due to this disruptive condition.
Our treatments provide a holistic pain management approach designed to significantly reduce ulcerative colitis-related pain, aiming to help you return to a more normal life.
- Increasing abdominal pain and cramping
- Rectal pain and discomfort
- Feelings of fatigue
- Experiencing relief from abdominal pain and cramping
- Reducing rectal pain and feelings of urgency
- Enhancing overall quality of life and well-being
How Can We Help You?
What Causes Pain From Ulcerative Colitis?
The exact cause of ulcerative colitis hasn’t been identified, but it is believed to be an abnormal immune response where the body’s own defense system mistakenly attacks parts of the colon.
This results in inflammation in the colon’s lining and the formation of ulcers causing pain, digestive issues, stomach pain and cramping, painful bowel movements, excess gas, and a variety of other symptoms. Inflammation can also trigger muscle spasms in the abdominal area, leading to pain and cramping.
Additionally, the mucus membrane of the intestine can become more sensitive, causing pain and irritation when food passes through. Extremely severe cases of ulcerative colitis can result in bloody diarrhea, fever, weight loss, and fatigue.
The NextPain Care Approach For Ulcerative Colitis Pain
At NextPain Care, we understand the challenges of living with ulcerative colitis and offer a thorough approach to manage painful symptoms. Our three-step system includes a range of modalities from non-invasive therapies to advanced surgical procedures, ensuring personalized care for every patient.
For this condition, we approach it with the following modalities:
Mindfulness and Meditation for Chronic Pain
Mindfulness and meditation are powerful tools in managing chronic pain associated with ulcerative colitis. These practices focus on increasing awareness and acceptance of the present moment, which can help patients reduce stress and improve their overall quality of life.
By incorporating mindfulness techniques such as deep breathing, progressive muscle relaxation, and guided imagery, patients can learn to modulate their perception of pain, reducing its intensity and improving their mental well-being.
Regular meditation has been shown to decrease the body’s stress response, which is particularly beneficial for those with inflammatory conditions like ulcerative colitis, as stress can exacerbate symptoms.
Nerve blocks are a minimally invasive procedure used to manage the severe abdominal pain often associated with ulcerative colitis. This technique involves the injection of anesthetic agents near specific nerves to interrupt pain signals from reaching the brain. By targeting the nerves responsible for transmitting pain from the inflamed regions of the colon, nerve blocks can provide significant, temporary relief from chronic pain.
This can help patients engage more comfortably in daily activities and enhance their overall quality of life. Nerve blocks are typically used when other conservative treatments have not provided sufficient pain relief.
Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is an advanced, minimally invasive procedure used to treat chronic pain conditions, including ulcerative colitis. RFA works by using heat generated from radio waves to target and disrupt nerve tissues responsible for sending pain signals.
This procedure can provide pain relief by effectively “turning off” the pain signals from the affected area. It is particularly beneficial for patients who have not responded well to other pain management therapies.
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