At this point it would be appropriate for the doctor to recommend a treatment plan that takes into account the patients' concerns as well as their cultural needs. It would not be appropriate to recommend treatments that are not in line with the patients' culture. For example, some cultures do not believe in the use of suppositories. Therefore, it would be inappropriate to prescribe a rectal suppository to a patient diagnosed with ulcerative colitis Canasa®. Instead, it would be more appropriate to start an oral regimen of mesalamine in order to improve adherence (Kornbluth & Sachar,