The symptoms of ulcerative colitis (UC) — stomach cramps, abdominal pain, and bloody diarrhea — come and go. While serious complications from ulcerative colitis are rare, they can occur. Severe ...

Ulcerative colitis can cause symptoms such as bloody diarrhea, abdominal pain, and an urgent need to have a bowel movement. Ulcerative colitis symptoms often come and go, and regular care is needed to ...

Inflammatory bowel disease, or IBD, has become an epidemic in urban cities. Here are the signs to watch out for and when to seek medical treatment.

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 ...

Fulminant colitis is a rare but severe form of colitis that can be life threatening. It affects the entire lining of the colon, causing severe inflammation and potentially serious complications. In ...

A new study examines how multiple factors contribute to the miscommunication and understanding of the digestive disease, microscopic colitis. It's a hidden cause of diarrhea and the development of the ...

Share on Pinterest Researchers studied if Indigo naturalis affected symptoms of ulcerative colitis. Marcus Chung/Getty Images People with ulcerative colitis who continued taking a Chinese herbal ...

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“Smoking is, of course, bad. But for ulcerative colitis, somehow smoking helps to improve the disease states,” said Hiroshi Ohno, an intestinal immunologist at the Institute of Physical and Chemical ...