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01/16/2024 5:12 p.m
The journalist Evaristo Costa47 years old, remains in intensive care due to complications at a hospital in Cambridge, UK, where he lives with his family Crohn's diseaseThis is an inflammatory syndrome that affects the gastrointestinal tract.
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On Monday the 15th, Evaristo took to social media to talk about his health condition. “One of the questions I get most often is, 'Is the hospital you're in public?' Yes, I am treated free of charge in a public hospital that is part of the National Health Service, the acronym is NHS, it is here in Cambridge, it is home to the medical school of Cambridge University, one of the largest sciences “It is one of the largest Centers for health and medical research in Europe and the largest reference in the United Kingdom,” he explained.
“No, I don’t have health insurance. I asked an English friend the same question and he replied: “Why pay for health insurance?” “I pay fees to the government and the least I expect is to be well looked after by the NHS.” Is there one Health plan? Yes, but there is no such thing as this health insurance mafia because before you get private treatment under your plan, you have to get yourself referred to the private health insurance plan by your family doctor who is from the government,” he concluded.
A statement released by the moderator's office reported that his condition had improved, but discharge was not yet foreseeable.
“Evaristo Costa is recovering significantly, without pain and in very good spirits. Crohn's disease went into remission and the infection responded well to antibiotics. Although it is only good news, the doctors felt it was best to continue with the intravenous medication, which is why the presenter has not yet given an expected discharge date,” the statement concluded.
It is recalled that Evaristo Costa was hospitalized in November last year and diagnosed with erysipelas, a skin infection on the leg.
Crohn's disease
To learn more about the work of journalist Evaristo Costa, read the site These are people spoke with Adiney Ferreira Esteves, gastrocolon proctologist and coordinator of the GastroD'OR Hospital Assunção SBC, who explained Crohn's disease. Understand!
“Crohn's disease is an autoimmune disease in which the 'body' attacks the intestines incorrectly, causing the patient to experience diarrhea, intestinal bleeding, weight loss and weakness, which can lead to intestinal perforation and, in untreated cases, death,” says the doctor.
What is the treatment?
The treatment of Crohn's disease is essentially with immunobiological or immunosuppressive drugs, which are used to stop the body from fighting the intestines and make the patient stable with the disease. However, in some cases the medication is not enough, requiring surgery with resections of intestinal segments and sometimes the use of the dreaded pouches (ileostomy and colostomy), which are segments of intestine attached to the abdominal wall to hold feces to be eliminated.
In the case of Evaristo, it is common for the patient to have to be hospitalized to treat the disease with intravenous medications.
Is there a cure?
There is no cure, but with medical monitoring the patient has a better quality of life.
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