Bowel disease knows no boundaries, which is why many Americans suffer from ulcerative colitis (UC) or Crohn’s disease. One of them is the mother of actor James Van Der Beek, former star of TV’s Dawson’s Creek and Mercy.
His mother, a former Broadway dancer, for years suffered UC in silence out of embarrassment for the condition, which can involve frequent and sudden bowel movements. Now her son is the celebrity spokesman for Voices of UC, a campaign to raise awareness of ulcerative colitis.
Van Der Beek says his mother is among half a million Americans suffering from UC, and about a third of them are initially misdiagnosed, leading to delays in treatment that average 18 months.
He told WENN that he hopes his campaign will encourage more people to speak out about their condition and alert their physician and family so steps can be taken to treat it. A cure has not been found for UC, an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
Another performer with an IBD history is actor James Marshall of TV’s Twin Peaks and the film A Few Good Men. Marshall’s IBD was so severe that he had to have his colon removed.
What causes an IBD? Many who endure the IBDs ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s disease do not suffer due to hereditary factors. Rather, they were afflicted with the lifelong and debilitating conditions after taking the defective drug Accutane, an acne treatment. This acne medication can cause serious digestive disorders as an Accutane side effect.
Those who began suffering an IBD such as Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis after taking Accutane are urged to alert an Accutane lawyer or Accutane attorney with Accutane-lawsuit-lawyer.com. The nationwide attorneys resource group can provide victims with Accutane lawsuit help in states across America.
Just submit the free case review form on this Web page or call toll-free to 1-800-339-0606, and a legal representative of Accutane-lawsuit-lawyer.com will respond shortly to help you assess your Accutane lawsuit prospects. Victims of a defective acne drug should not bear the cost of their injury alone, but rather can hold the negligent manufacturer responsible for their medical bills, lost wages and pain and suffering.
Actor Marshall, in fact, is proceeding with such an Accutane lawsuit. In just a handful of jury verdicts so far, victims have been awarded a total of $56 million from Roche Pharmaceuticals, the acne drug’s manufacturer.