A colostomy, where part of the colon is brought through the abdomen so that stool can be eliminated into a bag worn on the abdomen, is often not needed. A partial colectomy is almost never done for people with ulcerative colitis, because the disease will often recur in the healthy section of the colon that is left. In Crohn's disease, there is also a risk of the disease recurring in the colon, and more surgery is needed in some cases.
The term alcoholism is commonly used amongst laypeople, but the word is poorly defined. The WHO calls alcoholism a term of long-standing use and variable meaning, and use of the term was disfavored by a 1979 WHO expert committee.
State laws specify a minimum age for employees who serve or dispense alcoholic beverages in on-premises establishments. Generally, the term servers is used to refer to waitpersons, while the term sellers is sometimes used to refer to bartenders. Bartender refers to an individual who dispenses alcoholic beverages. In some States, the minimum age for servers or bartenders is 21. In many States, however, on-premises servers may be younger than 21.