Ulcerative colitis (UC) is an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that causes gastrointestinal symptoms. But it may also lead to conditions that cause joint pain, such as arthritis. Research suggests ...

Ulcerative colitis is a condition involving chronic inflammation of the lining of the large intestine. It leads to the formation of small sores called ulcers that cause digestive symptoms and ...

Ulcerative colitis (UC) can increase your colorectal cancer risk, but recent research suggests colorectal cancer rates are dropping among people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), such as UC.

Ulcerative colitis is a chronic inflammatory disease of the digestive system referred to as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Unlike Crohn's disease, colitis is primarily limited to the colon (large ...

But if you get treatment soon, you should heal quickly. Ischemic colitis is more common in people over 60, but younger people can get it, too. You may hear your doctor call it ischemic bowel disease.

Scientists are developing new treatments for ulcerative colitis (UC) through clinical trials. There are several ongoing clinical trials that someone with UC could consider joining. Share on ...

“I was diagnosed with something that they called H. pylori,” says Jillian Leslie, a My Take Ulcerative Colitis contributor. H. pylori is a type of bacteria that causes stomach ...

Bianca Hernandez was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis as a teenager after months of significant weight loss. The months that followed were challenging, she says, as eventually she ended up in the ...

AbbVie already has blockbuster drugs for ulcerative colitis, but that isn’t stopping the pharmaceutical giant from trying to expand its scope in this disease. To that end, the company is ...

The clinical management of ulcerative colitis (UC) involves first treating the acute symptoms to induce remission, and then successfully maintaining it. Oral 5-aminosalicylic acids are safe and ...