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 ...

Vinegar is the perfect ingredient for making tangy sauces and dressings. Now, researchers report in ACS’ Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry that the popular liquid could also help fight ...

The endoscopic appearance of IBD is not specific enough to always permit differentiation of ulcerative colitis from Crohn's disease -- although there are some features that favor one diagnosis over ...

Some ulcerative colitis patients may not need to be monitored as often with invasive endoscopies, according to new guidelines from the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA). Published this ...

You probably already know this part, but a quick refresher doesn’t hurt. As a form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), ulcerative colitis creates inflammation in the gastrointestinal (G.I.) tract.

Ulcerative Colitis is an inflammatory bowel disease that causes inflammation and ulcers in the lining of the large intestine (also called the colon ). Normally, the white blood cells in our body ...

Whenever I tell someone that I've lived without a large intestine for almost 4 years, they're shocked. "What? That's impossible!" they say. "Did you get into a car accident? How do you go to the ...

Please can you give a brief introduction to ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (CD)? Ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease are idiopathic (we don’t know the cause) inflammatory diseases (IBD ...

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is an inflammatory bowel disease that causes sores called ulcers to form in the lining of your colon or rectum. Its most common symptom is urgent and frequent diarrhea, which ...

A new drug for treating a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has been given the go-ahead by the Food and Drug Administration. On Friday, the FDA approved Pfizer’s etrasimod, branded as Velsipity ...

Vinegar is the perfect ingredient for making tangy sauces and dressings. Now, researchers report that the popular liquid could also help fight ulcerative colitis, an inflammatory bowel disease that ...