The good news is that the bags offer patients considerably more personal freedom. For example patients with inflammatory bowel disease typically need to visit the bathroom 20 to 30 times a day when the condition flares up, Dr. Remzi says. âThe bag gives them complete control of their life,â he says.
Columbia is the oldest continuously existing town in southeast Alabama, having been settled in 1820 when a small group of settlers crossed the Chattahoochee River from Georgia and established themselves along the south side of the Omussee Creek, a mile up stream from a small Yemassee Indian Village.
Tuscaloosa served as the state's capital from 1826 to 1846 and has been home to the University of Alabama since 1831. Tuscaloosa was known as The Oak City and The Druid City (after an ancient Celtic people who worshipped oaks) in its early years because huge water oak trees lined the downtown streets. The city of Tuscaloosa is now the hub for West Alabama industry and commerce, anchored by the sprawling nearby Mercedes-Benz plant. Tuscaloosa has a mayor-council form of government.