Your belly hurts. The diarrhea keeps coming. And you certainly don’t feel like eating. These are telltale signs of colitis. But which kind? Colitis is a term used to describe inflammation in your ...

Why Do People Get a Colonoscopy for Ulcerative Colitis? Ulcerative colitis is a type of inflammatory bowel disease that causes inflammation and sores to form in the large intestine and rectum. It ...

Ischemic colitis reduces blood flow to the colon or large intestine. Mesenteric ischemia is a reduction in blood flow to the small intestine due to the narrowing of the arteries. Both conditions are ...

Doctors usually prescribe antibiotics for certain types of colitis, such as ulcerative colitis and ischemic colitis. While antibiotics help with symptoms, there may be some adverse effects. Colitis ...

Ulcerative Colitis (UC) is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease affecting the colon lining, and its incidence is rising globally, especially in industrialized countries. The causes of UC are complex ...

Lymphocytic colitis is a bowel condition characterized by chronic, watery diarrhea and the buildup of white blood cells in your gut. It is most common in older adults. Lymphocytic colitis is a rare ...

Ulcers in the colon are usually due to a condition like inflammatory bowel disease or an infection. But some medications or procedures can also cause colon ulcers. A colon ulcer is an open sore that ...

Michael Holtz wants people to talk about colon screenings and bowel movements without feeling ashamed. The Oak Ridge Associated Universities senior communications and marketing specialist hosted a ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. In this Healio video, Uma Mahadevan, MD, director of the ...

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 ...