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Colitis: Ulcerative Colitis
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Colitis, like Crohn's disease, is an inflammation of the digestive tract, specifically the lining of the large bowel. Both the rectum and colon can be affected. When the rectum is affected in isolation, the condition is called ulcerative proctitis. When the colon is affected the condition is called pan-colitis.
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Colitis is a medical term that means inflammation of the colon. There are several conditions that cause colitis including collagenous colitis, pseudomembranous colitis, and lymphocytic colitis to name a few. However, the two most common conditions that cause colitis include ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. These conditions are ... the most common types of inflammatory bowel disease, or IBD for short.
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Colitis is one of a group of conditions known collectively as inflammatory bowel disease. Ulcerative colitis causes open sores in the large intestine and almost always results in bloody, watery stools. Plain colitis, which is less severe, doesn't involve ulcers and tends to be confined to the upper part of the large intestine.
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People who have had Ulcerative Colitis for 8 years or more are at risk for developing colon cancer. People whom more than half of their colon is affected are ... at risk for developing colon cancer. Unfortunately, cancercan develop even if symptoms are minimal.
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It has been widely believed that there is a familial incidence of ulcerative colitis. Most studies have shown that 1-10% of persons with ulcerative colitis have a relative with the disease. The most impressive data comes from studies performed in Sweden. It is felt that first degree family relatives are more likely to be affected than other family members. A study performed in Copenhagen, Denmark reported a 10-fold increase in the risk of developing ulcerative colitis in first-degree relatives (parents, siblings, and children) of patients with this illness. Also, the risk appeared higher if the disease had been diagnosed in the patient before the age of 50.
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Each year more than 2,000 patients seek treatment at Mayo Clinic for their ulcerative colitis. Patients are treated by a team of specialists — gastroenterologists, colorectal surgeons and pathologists — and have access to the latest therapies and leading experts and researchers on inflammatory bowel disease. This means an optimal treatment of flare-ups for better quality of life and longer remissions. In many cases, patients are diagnosed and treatment begins in three to four days. Surgery is necessary in some cases and can completely cure the condition. Mayo surgeons are at the forefront of minimally invasive surgery.
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