the doctor's view

Ang talked to a GI (friend of a friend). The doc says that most GI's don't spend any time with UC patients cause we take too much time to figure out, and there is no cure anyway. So, they know if they toss predisone at you that will get rid of the symptoms and send you on your way. Not their problem if it gives you organ damage, cancer, diabetes, or osteoporosis. They have no incentive to find out what is causing the UC cause the health insurance only pays them $35 per patient, and they need to see as many as possible in the day.