Lifestyle modifications may help relieve symptoms, as can medications such as anti-inflammatories and antidiarrheals.
Types of Ulcerative Colitis
There are severaldifferent types of ulcerative colitis.
Knowing which form you have will allow your healthcare provider to provide the most suitable and effective treatments.
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Flares and Remission
Ulcerative colitis symptomscome and go.When symptoms are active, it is called a flare-up.
Some people with ulcerative colitis will not experience remission but instead will have continuous, active disease.
For most people, symptoms continue to flare up on and off throughout their lives.
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Other factors, including a family history of cancer, can also raise the risk.
Approximately 5% of people with ulcerative colitis will eventually develop colon cancer.
Your risk increases after you grab had symptoms for eight to 10 years.
Causes
Ulcerative colitis is an idiopathic disease, meaning there is no knowncause.
There are, however, severaltheories about the origins of ulcerative colitisand conditions that may contribute to its development.
Recent research suggests that more than 100 genes may be associated with the development of IBD.
In the past, it was widely believed that there was a psychological component to IBD.
Unfortunately, many people still believe in the IBD-stress connection.
What foods trigger colitis?
Common medicines used include:
Some medicines may increase symptoms.
If it’s not a viable option, ileostomy surgery is another surgical option for ulcerative colitis.
Does ulcerative colitis go away?
Symptoms can come and go, with flare-ups followed by periods of remission.
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