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 ...

WAS DIAGNOSED AFTER HAVING A BABY. AFTER HAVING A BABY, YOUR BODY CHANGES. BUT FOR ALISON MURDAUGH, SHE WENT TO THE DOCTOR AFTER REALIZING SOMETHING WASN’T QUITE RIGHT. SO THERE WAS SOME ABNORMAL ...

When your gut is playing with games with you, it's easy to blame it on stress or something you ate. But if you're plagued with bathroom issues all the time—especially diarrhea, abdominal pain, and ...

When you find out that you have ulcerative colitis (UC), that explains why you have symptoms like diarrhea and abdominal cramps. But you probably still have questions about things like food, stress, ...

Your diet doesn't cause ulcerative colitis -- but it can worsen its symptoms. While researchers don't know what causes ulcerative colitis, there's no mystery about how bad its symptoms are. People ...

How Common Is UC in Children? Ulcerative colitis is relatively rare in younger kids, though it’s a little more common in teens. Symptoms in children are often worse than in adults. The younger your ...

An experimental monoclonal antibody treatment appears to ease the digestive disorder ulcerative colitis in patients who've failed other medications, a new trial shows. The treatment, tulisokibart, ...

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A new study reveals how gut bacteria may initiate ulcerative colitis by weakening immune defenses before inflammation occurs.

Life doesn’t stop just because you have ulcerative colitis. Friends have dinner parties, family members get married, workout classes happen, and it’s more than understandable to want to get out there.