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Can chronic colitis be completely cured with medication?

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Hello doctor, can you advise and support me with this question? Do you know a friend, your friend's mother has chronic colitis, so can chronic colitis be completely treated with medicine? Is surgery necessary?
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Hi grandchild! Don't know how your friend's mother was diagnosed with chronic colitis? What is the lesion on colonoscopy? Usually colitis will be treated with drugs, not surgery, depending on the damage to know how long to treat.
If you still have the question "Can chronic colitis be completely treated with drugs? “I can advise my friend to go to the hospitals of Vinmec Health System for more specific advice from the doctor.
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Answered by Doctor Gastroenterologist - Department of Medical Examination & Internal Medicine - Vinmec Hai Phong International General Hospital.

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