Ambulatory Infusion Center for Ulcerative Colitis
Find a ClinicHow is Ulcerative Colitis Diagnosed?
Treatment Options
Treating ulcerative colitis first and foremost requires strict dietary and lifestyle changes to ensure a high quality of life. Although certain foods do not cause ulcerative colitis, you may find that certain foods can exacerbate your symptoms.
With dietary changes, your doctor will often prescribe a variety of medications that can help reduce and suppress inflammation in the colon. For those who are not responsive to medication, sometimes surgical interventions such as a colectomy are necessary to prevent any life-threatening complications.
However, before surgical interventions, most physicians will recommend the use of a biological infusion. Biologic infusions help switch off proteins in your immune system that are believed to trigger immune responses that attack healthy tissues in your GI tract.
Common Symptoms
Abdominal pain and cramping
Diarrhea
Blood or pus in stool
Rectal bleeding
Rectal pain
Frequent need or urgency to defecate
Inability to defecate even with urgent need to
Fatigue
Fever
Weight loss
What is Ulcerative Colitis?
DISEASE OVERVIEW
Ulcerative colitis belongs to the same family of illnesses as Crohn’s disease. As an autoimmune disease that affects the GI tract, ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease often share similar symptomatology. However, ulcerative colitis predominantly affects the lining of the large intestine, causing more disturbances in the lower GI tract than Crohn’s.
While there is no cure for ulcerative colitis, symptoms can be managed and remission can be achieved.
Ulcerative Colitis's Disease Therapies Administered at Pure Infusion
We Take Care of It All
Co-pay and Financial Assistance
- The Patient Access Coordinator in your local clinic will work with you to ensure that we have pre-authorizations from your insurance company to provide treatment to you with a medication that was prescribed by your physician.
- Once we have authorization, we will research which co-pay assistance programs are available to you.
- Our team will work with drug manufacturers and program directors to process your financial aid application. We will handle all of the paperwork and alert you if you are eligible for any co-pay assistance or financial aid programs.
Communicating With
Your Provider
- Your provider shares your unique care Plan with the Pure Team.
- We provide you with the top-tier infusion care you deserve.
- We provide detailed reports back to your provider following your infusion.
We focus on ensuring a personalized and private infusion experience for all of our patients.
