Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), but it can cause body-wide effects that may impair a person’s oral health. Mouth sores, gum disease, and dry mouth are ...

Along with those, Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis may make you lose weight without trying, and make your stool look bloody or black. You could also see blood in the toilet or on tissue if you ...

Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis (UC) are both types of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that share similar symptoms but differ in their affected areas, disease progression, and treatment ...

Ulcerative colitis is a form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that can cause symptoms such as bloody diarrhea, abdominal pain, and an urgent need to empty the bowels. Symptoms can alternate between ...

Ulcerative colitis is an inflammatory bowel disease that is characterized by chronic inflammation of the colon. The direct cause of the disease is unknown, but patients are commonly treated with ...

Background—The appropriate medical treatment of patients with ulcerative colitis is determined largely by the severity of symptoms. Hospital assessment of the severity of disease activity includes ...

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a term that encompasses two chronic diseases of the gastrointestinal tract—ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. Symptoms of both forms of IBD overlap and include ...

Is IBD an autoimmune disease? While it has similarities with autoimmune diseases, IBD is a little different. IBD falls under the umbrella of immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs ...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Controversy surrounds the risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) in ulcerative colitis (UC). Many studies have investigated this risk and reported widely varying rates. METHODS A ...

aDepartment Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Schulich School of Medicine, Western University, London, ON N6A 5B6, Canada bDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Western University, ...