A new study indicates a common genetic variant may interact with gut bacteria to trigger chronic inflammation in ulcerative colitis. The findings may help explain why people experience the disease ...

Ulcerative colitis, a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), is marked by periods of remission times when you experience few, if any symptoms followed by relapses caused by active inflammation, ...

Ulcerative colitis in pregnancy can bring many questions, especially when you want a calm and healthy journey for both you and your baby. It is common to worry about flare-ups, medicines, and how your ...

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 ...

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that causes inflammation and ulcers in the lower part of the digestive tract. For people living with UC, eating can become a ...

Ulcerative colitis affects your colon, so the main symptoms include stomach pain, diarrhea, and other issues in your gut. But the disease can also affect other parts of your body, such as your joints, ...

Unfortunately the cause of ulcerative colitis is unknown, although both genetic and the environmental causes have been proposed. Most patients with ulcerative colitis do not have anyone else in the ...

BERLIN — Psychosocial factors, such as anxiety and depression, are associated with an increased risk for both self-reported “clinical” and symptomatic, or “hard,” flare in inflammatory bowel disease ...

Your doctor has told you you have ulcerative colitis (UC), and now you’re learning about the treatment options and lifestyle tweaks that can support your new diagnosis. Along with this medical ...

Researchers have identified a gut-genetic interaction that could trigger an overactive immune response in the colon — offering one possible explanation for the pain and bleeding of ulcerative colitis, ...