Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an umbrella term for a group of chronic conditions that cause inflammation and swelling ...

Two weeks ago, I saw my 39-year-old patient with long-standing ulcerative colitis in clinic for new onset bleeding per rectum. She mentioned needing to attend an upcoming conference, and was eager to ...

While medications are successful in treating ulcerative colitis, 70 percent of patients lose response to them after a few years and require costly surgeries. The oxygen therapy has effectively stopped ...

If you have ulcerative colitis (UC) and are experiencing fatigue, it could be a symptom of anemia. Anemia develops in up to one-third of people with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), often caused by ...

Our gut is the key to much of our body's overall health, which is why diseases like ulcerative colitis can be so detrimental. Ulcerative colitis is one of the most common inflammatory bowel diseases.

Researchers looked at nearly 1 million colonoscopies performed in Sweden over a 16-year span, including inpatient and outpatient procedures. Rates of bleeding and perforation were found to be lower in ...

The diagnosis of ulcerative colitis (UC) is based on clinical evaluation and medical history and confirmed through laboratory, radiologic, endoscopic and histologic findings. Before making the ...