Template:Treatment in CD vs. UC

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Management
Crohn's disease Ulcerative colitis
Mesalazine Less useful[1] More useful[1]
Antibiotics Effective in long-term[2] Generally not useful[3]
Surgery Often returns following
removal of affected part
Usually cured by removal
of colon
  1. 1.0 1.1 Agabegi, Elizabeth D; Agabegi, Steven S. (2008). "Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)". Step-Up to Medicine (Step-Up Series). Hagerstwon, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. pp. 152–156. ISBN 0-7817-7153-6. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |name-list-format= ignored (help)
  2. Feller M, Huwiler K, Schoepfer A, Shang A, Furrer H, Egger M (February 2010). "Long-term antibiotic treatment for Crohn's disease: systematic review and meta-analysis of placebo-controlled trials". Clinical Infectious Diseases. 50 (4): 473–80. doi:10.1086/649923. PMID 20067425.
  3. Prantera C, Scribano ML (July 2009). "Antibiotics and probiotics in inflammatory bowel disease: why, when, and how". Current Opinion in Gastroenterology. 25 (4): 329–33. doi:10.1097/MOG.0b013e32832b20bf. PMID 19444096.