When you live with ulcerative colitis (UC), one of the hardest things to face is that flares can happen even when you’re doing everything “right.” You take your medicine as prescribed, avoid known ...

GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Wegovy are popular. Learn about the safety, potential benefits, and GI risks of taking ...

In the United States, over a million people live with ulcerative colitis (UC), a form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that causes chronic inflammation and ulcers in the large intestine. When UC ...

You’ve probably heard the adage “an apple a day keeps the doctor away.” But the opposite can actually be true if you have ulcerative colitis (UC), an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that causes ...

One of the ways the body heals the area is through dietary protein, according to Nayana George, MD, a gastroenterologist at Orlando Health Digestive Health Institute in Florida. That means you'll need ...

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a very challenging condition ...

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that causes inflammation and ulcers in the lower part of the digestive tract. For people living with UC, eating can become a ...

Unfortunately the cause of ulcerative colitis is unknown, although both genetic and the environmental causes have been proposed. Most patients with ulcerative colitis do not have anyone else in the ...