Medications for ulcerative colitis (UC) can treat and prevent flares, but they can also come with some uncomfortable side effects. For example, immunomodulators like azathioprine (Azasan) decrease UC ...

It can be overwhelming to receive a diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a condition which refers to the chronic diseases that can cause inflammation in your gastrointestinal (GI) tract.

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease that affects the large intestine, causing persistent inflammation in the colon and rectum. The condition typically begins in the rectum ...

Picture this common clinical scenario: A patient has chronic diarrhea, abdominal pain, and weight loss. Blood and stool tests point to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). But which one -- Crohn's ...

Can Ulcerative Colitis Cause Mouth Sores? Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). UC is a chronic (lasting and persistent) condition that mainly affects the colon, part ...

Colitis and ulcerative colitis (UC) can look very similar because they share symptoms like abdominal pain, diarrhea, and bloody stool, and they both involve inflammation of the colon (the large ...

This study investigates upper gastrointestinal tract (UGIT) involvement in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC), a condition traditionally considered limited to the colon. Although extra-colonic ...