Ulcerative Colitis Risk Factors
- Ulcerative Colitis - Risk Factors
- Highlights
- Introduction
- Causes
- Risk Factors
- Complications
- Diagnosis
Symptoms
The two major inflammatory bowel diseases, ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, share certain characteristics:
- Symptoms usually appear in young adults.
- Symptoms can develop gradually or have a sudden onset.
- Both are chronic. In either disease, symptoms may flare up (relapse) after symptom-free periods (remission) or symptoms may be continuous without treatment.
- Symptoms can be mild or very severe and disabling.
The symptoms of ulcerative colitis depend in part on how widespread the...
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Ulcerative colitis
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Ulcerative colitis is a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that affects the lining of the large intestine (colon) and rectum.See also: Crohn's... Read more »
Ulcerative Colitis: Symptoms
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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Ulcerative Colitis: Highlights
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Ulcerative ColitisUlcerative colitis and Crohn's disease are inflammatory bowel diseases. All inflammatory bowel diseases cause chronic inflammation... Read more »
Ulcerative Colitis: Complications
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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Ulcerative Colitis: References
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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