Ulcerative colitis can cause diarrhea, bloody stools, and stomach pain. Spicy foods, alcohol, and other types of food and drink can make symptoms worse. Recognizing UC symptoms early can help you ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Saffron Cassaday, right, pictured with her husband and stool donor, Al Mukadam. Cassaday did fecal microbiota transplantation, ...

Colitis and ulcerative colitis (UC) can look very similar because they share symptoms like abdominal pain, diarrhea, and bloody stool, and they both involve inflammation of the colon (the large ...

What Is Proctitis and How Does It Compare to UC? Proctitis is inflammation of the rectum, the last part of the large intestine that connects the colon to the anus. Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a type of ...

Over the years, Chloe Melas grappled with ulcerative colitis ruining big moments. Thanks to better medical management and lifestyle changes, she finally has fewer symptoms. At 23, Chloe Melas was ...

In allergic colitis, the immune system overreacts to the presence of specific proteins, often through breast milk or infant formula. It causes inflammation in the colon, leading to symptoms such as ...

Credit: Getty Images A review of microscopic colitis, a chronic, intermittent inflammatory bowel disease that predominantly affects older women and typically presents with frequent watery, non-bloody ...

Blood in stool is often dismissed as piles, but doctors warn it can also be an early sign of colon polyps or colorectal cancer. Learn the warning symptoms, when to get a colonoscopy, and why early ...

C. diff colitis is inflammation of a person’s colon due to contagious bacteria. Most people with C. diff colitis fully recover, but in rare cases the condition can be life threatening. It is possible ...