The symptoms of UC are unpredictable. On a given day it can cause an urge to use the bathroom repeatedly, or blood in your ...

With Ulcerative Colitis, inflammation and ulcers will only be found in ... bacteria in the gut, and possibly infection, diet, smoking, and stress. What are the Symptoms? People living with Crohn’s or ...

Ulcerative colitis usually causes diarrhea, which may be watery and appear fluffy, mushy, or bloody. You may also experience constipation, which may present as small, hard stool lumps. Ulcerative ...

In a multicohort study, abdominal pain was found to be common in patients with ulcerative colitis, regardless of whether they had an active disease or were in deep remission.

Ulcerative colitis (UC) appears to run in families, suggesting that genetic factors may play a role. In addition, scientists have identified changes in a number of genes that may contribute to the ...

Getty Images Understanding current trends in the incidence, prevalence, and distribution of ulcerative colitis can help inform diagnosis and treatment. Most incidence and prevalence studies for UC ...

Ulcerative colitis is a form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a chronic disease for which there is currently no known cure. The primary sign of the condition is inflammation of the colon and ...

At Christmas people with Crohn’s disease and ­colitis can often be left at risk of a digestive flare-up as they are tempted ...

Ulcerative colitis is a chronic relapsing and remitting inflammatory disorder that can generally be managed successfully with maintenance oral medications. However, approximately 15% of patients ...

Ulcerative colitis is an inflammatory bowel disease that is characterized by chronic inflammation of the colon. The direct cause of the disease is unknown, but patients are commonly treated with ...

J-pouch surgery can successfully relieve symptoms of ulcerative colitis if medications and other treatments haven’t worked, but complications may arise. Depending on the type of irritable bowel ...

We have access to serum samples via my mentor Jean-Frederic Colombel -- who is the PI [principal investigator] of the PREDICTS study-- up to 10 years before Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis ...