Guide to Ulcerative Colitis
What Is Ulcerative Colitis?
Warning Sign: Abdominal Pain
Warning Sign: Weight Loss
Other Warning Signs
Ulcerative Colitis or Crohn's?
What Causes Ulcerative Colitis?
Diagnosing Ulcerative Colitis
Do UC Symptoms Go Away?
Medications for Ulcerative Colitis
Biologic Therapies
Surgery for Ulcerative Colitis
Urgent Care for Ulcerative Colitis
Ulcerative Colitis and Colon Cancer
Other Health Problems
Living With UC: Reducing Flares
Living With UC: Diet Changes
Living With UC: Supplements
Living With UC: Probiotics
Living With UC: Staying Hydrated
Living With UC: Relationships
Living With UC: Travel
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SOURCES:
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America: "Complementary and Alternative Medicine," "Diet and Nutrition," "Living with UC," "Managing Flares and Other IBD Symptoms," "Surgery for Ulcerative Colitis," "The Intimate Relationship of Sex and IBD."
Medicine: "Trichuris suis ova therapy in inflammatory bowel disease."
National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse: "How is Ulcerative Colitis Diagnosed?" "Irritable Bowel Syndrome," "Is Colon Cancer a Concern?" "Ulcerative Colitis," "What Are the Symptoms of Ulcerative Colitis?" "What Causes Ulcerative Colitis?" "What is the Treatment for Ulcerative Colitis?"
Scanning Microscopy: "Renal stone formation in patients with inflammatory bowel disease."
World Journal of Gastroenterology: "Remission induction and maintenance effect of probiotics on ulcerative colitis: a meta-analysis."