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Small Bowel Transplant Rejection

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 Many people suffering from Crohn's Disease have tried many different things to treat their illness, including prescription medications. Some even consider surgery as their only option. However, even though surgery may be an effective way to remove Crohn's Disease's symptoms, it still has its share of side effects and it can lead to serious complications including Small Bowel Infection (SBI). It is important to note that despite how positive these results may appear, there are still some patients who suffer from small bowel transplants that do not respond to the medication. In a small bowel transplant, typically the lining of the small bowel is removed and substituted with a collagen-based gel. This gel is then inserted into the abdominal cavity and the remainder of the colon is left intact. For patients who are not treated with high-potency antibiotics, it is possible for a small bowel transplant rejection to occur. The key is to treat the infection before it develops int...

Factors Accounted For When Transplant Rejection Happens

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Why are so many children suffering from transplant rejection today? There are several factors that contribute to the disease, but it is not clear why some transplant patients and parents have great success and others struggle. There are genetic factors responsible for some children developing an illness like HIV or getting a bone marrow disorder. Other factors may be due to immunological issues, neurological problems, and trauma. The transplant procedure is one of the most successful and highest profit fields in the medical field today. Millions of people are walking around with some form of cancer or other life-threatening illness waiting to be healed by a transplant. This is a multi-billion dollar industry, and there are thousands of doctors and hospitals around the country. Most of these doctors and hospitals have extensive research teams researching all types of diseases and illnesses to come up with procedures and cures for transplant patients. So why do so many children develop t...