Alternative medicine in other countries can place a lot of UC patients in long term remission or even cure. Profits, politics and medical ignorance are pushing patients into taking horrible drugs. Doctors have limited or no knowledge on gut brain connection, stress, lifestyle, infections and diet in relation to UC. None of these are addressed for patient well being and remission. They tend to push use of drugs as lifelong in the US to fill their and Pharma pockets. Majority of the GI doctors are looking for long term patients rather than cure which will lead to losing patients. There are dime a dozen UC drugs in the market and none are out of this world. Zeposia has unlimited competitors which are not yielding much anyway in terms of helping patients.