Brannen Whirledge was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis, an inflammatory bowel disease, two years ago at age 4.
His family tried for months to find an effective medicine for him that didn’t produce unpleasant side effects, such as nausea and fatigue. Finally, they found what his mother, Melissa Whirledge, calls “a miracle pill,’’ the drug Colazal.
His symptoms went away, and he thrived, she told House lawmakers Monday.
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