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Ulcerative colitis is a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that causes inflammation and sores, called ulcers, in the colon. Ulcerative colitis (UL-sur-uh- ...
To diagnose ulcerative colitis, healthcare professionals do a colonoscopy and collect tissue samples, called biopsies, from the lining of the colon.
If you have ulcerative colitis, you'll need regular screening for colon cancer because of your increased risk. Mayo Clinic doctors use chromoendoscopy ...
Colitis is inflammation of the colon. Inflammation is the immune system reaction to disease or injury. An inflammatory reaction increases blood flow, releases ...
What's the difference between ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)?. These four conditions ...
Ulcerative colitis is an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that causes long-lasting inflammation and ulcers (sores) in your digestive tract.
Microscopic colitis causes symptoms of watery diarrhea. The condition gets its name from needing to look at colon tissue under a microscope to diagnose it. The ...
If you're taking tofacitinib for ulcerative colitis, don't stop taking the medicine without first talking with a healthcare professional. Biologics. Biologics ...
Ulcerative colitis. This condition involves inflammation and sores, called ulcers, along the lining of the colon and rectum. · Crohn's disease. In this type of ...
Accessed May 21, 2024. Kellerman RD, et al. Inflammatory bowel disease: Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis. In: Conn's Current Therapy 2024. Elsevier; 2024.
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