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Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are separate inflammatory bowel diseases, but are generally grouped together and similarly treated because of their similar symptoms.

Showing up at a wedding without a gift is embarrassing, but it's nothing compared to the social stigma created by ulcerative colitis or any other form of inflammatory bowel disease. Following is the account of my struggle with this illness.

Ulcerative colitis is one of the many types of inflammatory bowel disease.

Ulcerative Colitis is an inflammatory bowel disease that causes inflammation and ulcers in the colon and the lining of the rectum.

Ulcerative Colitis is an inflammatory bowel disease commonly referred to by doctors as IBD. The causes of Ulcerative Colitis are still unclear, however many doctors and scientist believe that stress is the main cause.

Over four million people worldwide suffer from IBD (which includes Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease), and more than 35,000 new cases are diagnosed each year. Find out about the symptoms and treatment of these increasingly common diseases.

Crohn's disease is a disorder that causes inflammation of the digestive tract.

Inflammatory bowel diseases like Crohn's are painful, embarrassing and inconvenient. But there are things you can do to minimize your risk of another flare-up. Here's what you need to know about natural herbal remedies for Crohn's disease.

Crohn's disease is an inflammatory bowel disease. Symptoms of abdominal pain & frequent bowl movement between periods of inactivity & relapse. Tests can diagnosis this disease. Prochymal given fast tract status by FDA treat Crohn's disease.

Several new genetic risk factors have been identified for Crohn's Disease, a type of inflammatory bowel disease.

This is an article about Crohn's disease.

As a patient with Crohn's disease, you might encounter it on the job job or in your social life. Sooner or later, most patients come face to face with the stigma attached to this incurable illness. The trick to living with the disease is to sail right past the stigma.

Surgery is in the cards for the majority of Crohn's patients. For at least half of those undergo surgery, treatment will include more than one procedure. I've actually had five surgeries related to Crohn's disease yet consider myself very fortunate.

Crohn's Disease was first discovered and named after Dr. Burrill B. Crohn in 1932. It is a chronic, inflammatory disorder that affects the digestive or gastrointestinal (GI) tract.

It's been called a mystery disease with no known cause and no known cure. And it affects 1 million Americans. A new study offers hope of a link to some specific causes of Crohn's disease.

This article will provide a brief overview of Crohn's disease.

I am much more than the sum of this disease, and refused to give in to it.

What is it like to start out on a journey that would promise pain, discomfort, embarrassment, potential surgeries and aggressive treatments with medications which might make you just as sick as the disease itself - all at the tender age of 13.

Often in desperation to get the symptoms under control, Crohn's and ulcerative colitis patients begin to search for non-traditional remedies. Natural, biological remedies are among those tried by many patients.

I developed Crohn's Disease after a bout of amoebic dysentery I picked up in Jordan. It can be isolating and embarrassing, but the disease can be manageable with a little effort.

Ulcerative Colitis and Religion

For patients with gastrointestinal complications, understanding the subtype classification of Ulcerative colitis is important to obtaining treatment and recovery.

Ulcerative Colitis and Upper Stomach Pain

Crohn's Disease

As many as 1 million Americans have Crohn's disease. It's difficult to diagnose. Read the 10 things you as a patient or family member can do to make life with this insidious disease more manageable.

Crohn's disease is an inflammatory bowel disease with common symptoms such as abdominal pain and bloody diarrhea; it is chronic and incurable at this point. Many people with the disease are concerned about getting colon cancer.

Is Ulcerative Colitis a Disability?

Cronh's disease is often misdiagnosed. The cause of Crohn's disease remains unknown.

Fruit-Inspired Ulcerative Colitis Desserts

Living with colitis can be difficult. IBD is physically and emotionally draining. On the Road Again offers patients a chance to refresh their lives through learning, interaction, and meeting others who live with colitis.

Ulcerative colitis is a condition that strikes most anyone at any time in life. It is characterized by ulcers and inflammation.

This is an overview of the FDA approved drug used to treat Ulcerative Colitis.

Crohn's disease has many symptoms, but each Crohn's patient probably has a different symptom at the top of their own list of worst ones. For me, it's diarrhea.

Ulcerative Colitis, even in mild cases, changes a family's lifestyle, at least to some degree. Diet, regular schedules and, the awareness of possible flare-ups all keep the family hyper-aware that the illness exists.

I do have a mild case of Ulcerative Colitis, so I don't have special needs as far as bowel maintenance; however, sometimes just getting through the day can be difficult.

Ulcerative Colitis struck our middle son when he was seven months old. Interestingly, even though I had a mild case myself, since his symptoms were not stereotypical; I didn't dream Ulcerative Colitis was what he was suffering from.

This article describes how open communication in a family, especially between married couples, helps ease stressful contributors to ulcerative colitis flare-ups. It discusses the effects of income, medical care, diet, exercise and sex.

Growing up with a parent that suffers from ulcerative colitis can be a challenge. That challenge is made even more difficult if you are unaware of your parent's diagnosis.

Sports are always difficult for kids with ulcerative colitis. As a parent, you can help your child cope with this disease and pursue the sports that interest them most.

Keeping a job is just as difficult as getting a job when you have a disease like Ulcerative Colitis.

I was first diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis in August of 2001. I remember I had gone to see the gastroenterologist with my mom when I first got the news. I sat there and a million thoughts raced through my head. How was I going to deal with this?

Learning to educate your child, and yourself, about Ulcerative Colitis and coping with it as a family.

For patients who suffer from ulcerative colitis, the use of Rowasa Suspension Enemas is quite common.

Ulcerative Colitis is a painful and, often, embarrassing auto-immune disease. Learn more about ulcerative colitis and why friends and relatives with this condition need your support and understanding.

This is my story about being diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis and how it changed my life.

This article discusses affects ulcerative colitis has on work performance and discusses some strategies that can help, given understanding in your community. These strategies will affect your selection of employer, friends and doctors and reduce your stress.

Read this article to determine if you just have a 24 hour stomach 'bug', or something more, like Colitis or Ulcerative Colitis

My battle against a digestive disorder called ulcerative colitis, and how it taught me to listen to my body.

A firsthand account of symptoms, testing, diagnosis and treatment for ulcerative colitis.

Little did i know the catastrophic cascade of events that were to befall me when in the fall of 1970 my first symptoms of devastating ulcerative colitis was to appear.Ulcerative colitis like crohn's disease is IBD