Ulcerative colitis is a chronic idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) of the gastrointestinal tract that affects the mucosal lining of the colon commonly occur in people aged between 15-30 years. Ulcerative colitis is one of the 2 major types of IBD along with Crohn’s disease. Unlike Crohn’s disease, which can affect any part of the gastrointestinal tract, ulcerative colitis characteristically involves only the large bowel. The actual cause of the disease is still unidentified but with ... Read more
Ulcerative colitis is a chronic idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) of the gastrointestinal tract that affects the mucosal lining of the colon. It commonly occurs in people aged between 15 years and 30 years. Ulcerative colitis is one of the two major types of IBD along with Crohn’s disease. Unlike Crohn’s disease, which can affect any part of the gastrointestinal tract, ulcerative colitis characteristically involves only the large bowel. The actual cause of the disease is still ... Read more