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If you find yourself shaking your fists at the sky, demanding to know the truth behind the causes of ulcerative colitis (UC), you’ve probably had your fair share of less-than-pleasant bathroom time.

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.

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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 ...

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). It causes painful sores and inflammation deep inside your colon and rectum. That can lead to hard-to-manage symptoms like ...

Ulcerative colitis usually affects the large intestine and causes continuous inflammation. Crohn's disease can affect any part of the digestive tract and often shows patchy inflammation. Smoking can ...

Ulcerative colitis is a chronic, recurring disease of the large bowel or colon. The colon is the 5 to 6 foot segment of intestine that begins in the right-lower abdomen, extends upward and then across ...