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Step 1
Read chapters three and six of the clinical guide "Management of Chrohn's Disease" for information about how doctors use anti-inflammatory drugs to treat inflammatory bowel disease (see Resources below).
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Step 2
Ask your doctor about sulfasalazine. Many doctors use the drug Azulfidine to treat inflammatory bowel disease, a sulfasalizine that is broken down inside of the colon by bacteria living in the gut. Azulfidine is used in mild to moderate cases of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.
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Step 3
Know that your doctor might prescribe an anti-inflammatory drug called a corticosteroid. Your doctor might use methylprednisolone to treat moderate to severe inflammatory bowel disease. Methylprednisone is a synthetic corticosteroid and is sold under the name Medrol. The drug can pose severe risks with long-term use.
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Step 4
Try several different types of anti-inflammatory drugs before giving up. Each anti-inflammatory drug works differently inside of the body, and it may take some experimentation to find one that works for you.
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Step 5
Download the informative article "Aspirin, other NSAIDs linked to risk of relapse in inflammatory bowel disease" by Bruce Jancin from Internal Medical News to better understand the risk non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs pose to the IBD patients who use them (see Resources below).
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Step 6
Understand that anti-inflammatory drugs will often be combined with other drugs like immunosuppressant drugs and antibiotics to treat symptoms in severe cases of IBD.
