Living With Ulcerative Colitis

In any single year about 20 percent of these people have moderate disease activity and 1 to 2 percent have severe.
Living with ulcerative colitis. Ulcerative colitis uc affects about 900 000 people in the united states. Living with uc could mean you often wonder when your next flare up might hit and what you re able to eat or many other worries that only someone with the disease can truly understand. The gastro intestinal gi tract. 5 ulcerative colitis is more common among caucasians but it can affect people of any racial or ethnic group.
For example the fear of incontinence having stomach pain or a fever or feeling tired can ruin a romantic evening. Ulcerative colitis in their mid 30s although the disease can occur at any age. Living with ulcerative colitis. To look for early cancer signs your healthcare provider may have you come in for a colonoscopy a procedure to check the health of the colon every one to three years.
In addition body image can be affected by symptoms making people feel less interested in sex. Take control of what you can. Ulcerative colitis a disease that causes inflammation and sores in the digestive tract affects everyone in a different way. About 10 of people get better.
5 men are more likely than women to be diagnosed with ulcerative colitis in their 50s and 60s.