ValdaForbes, Author at Resource Library - Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust

What is Adalimumab? Adalimumab is a medicine used to treat a variety of conditions including Crohn’s disease. It works by reducing the inflammatory process in the intestinal tract, making you feel better. Adalimumab is known as a monoclonal antibody. Monoclonal antibodies are proteins that...

Introduction The aim of this booklet is to give you basic information about your child’s gastrostomy tube and how to care for the tube. It is natural that you may be a little apprehensive at this stage but there will be a nurse available to answer any questions you may have. What is a...

Why does my child need this test? Your child needs this test so that the doctors can check the lining of the oesophagus, stomach and duodenum and also take biopsies to confirm or discount particular diagnoses. There is no other way to get such a clear idea of the condition of this part of...

What is a wireless capsule endoscopy? A wireless capsule endoscopy is a term used to describe a small capsule (PillCam) which is used to record pictures of the small bowel. It is a useful tool in diagnosing the cause of unknown bleeding in the intestine and other gastrointestinal disorders such as...

Why does my child need this medicine? Infliximab is a medicine used to help keep symptoms of your child’s inflammatory bowel disease under control. Your child will have tried other medicines which have not worked and the doctor feels that this medicine may help. What is infliximab? Infliximab is a...

Why have I been started on methotrexate? Methotrexate is used in patients with Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis to induce and maintain remission. The doctor prescribing methotrexate feels that either your child has not tolerated other medications well or they have not worked. How does...

Why has my child been started on azathioprine or 6-mercaptopurine? Azathioprine and 6-mercaptopurine are medicines designed to help induce and maintain remission of your child’s inflammatory bowel disease or auto-immune hepatitis. Your child has been started on this medicine because they need...

Why does my child need this test? Your child needs this test so that the doctors can check the lining of the large intestine and take biopsies to confirm or rule out particular diagnoses. There is no other way to get such a clear idea of the condition of your child’s intestine. What is a…...