Whether it's a dull ache, sharp cramp or persistent discomfort, most of us have experienced some degree of stomach pain throughout our lives. While something as mild as indigestion, gas, bloating or ...

A woman with colitis was suffering from a parasitic worminfectionshe picked up nearly three decades earlier, doctors say. In Saturday's issue of the medical journal The Lancet, Dutch doctors describe ...

As mentioned, Crohn’s colitis is a subtype of Crohn’s disease that only affects the colon. “We typically label Crohn’s based on what part of the gastrointestinal tract it affects,” says Sara ...

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.

Joe Bojanowski, 56, has had exactly one colonoscopy – and, not surprisingly, it made him grateful he hasn’t needed more. If he’d been diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) much earlier than ...

When diagnosing ulcerative colitis (UC), a healthcare provider will talk to you about your health history, perform a physical exam, and order several kinds of medical tests. The only way to diagnose ...

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 ...