"Due to the timing of diagnosis during this critical period of physical, intellectual, and psychosocial development, the higher rate of colectomy, and their longer lifespan without a colon, it is ...

If you have ulcerative colitis (UC), your first line of treatment will likely be medication. But even with medication, sometimes symptoms continue to flare, tanking your quality of life along the way.

NEW YORK A new study led by Mayo Clinic researchers found that ulcerative colitis patients had a 41% reduction in colectomy when treated with infliximab for one year, according to a study published in ...

The risk for colectomy declined over the past two decades among Finnish patients with newly diagnosed ulcerative colitis (UC), particularly between 2013 and 2020, when several advanced treatment ...

For people with UC, ‘feeling better’ is just the start. Learn why tissue-level (histological) healing is becoming the new ...

An experimental monoclonal antibody treatment appears to ease the digestive disorder ulcerative colitis in patients who've failed other medications, a new trial shows. The treatment, tulisokibart, ...

There are a few different types of common procedures, and your specific situation will determine which is right for you, says Dana Lukin, MD, a gastroenterologist at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork ...

Q: My daughter has had problems with diarrhea for several years. It's been getting worse and she also complains that there is some blood in her stools. A doctor recently told her she has ulcerative ...

How Does Tremfya Work for Ulcerative Colitis? Tremfya is a monoclonal antibody that reduces inflammation. The main ingredient in Tremfya is a medicine called guselkumab. This medicine blocks a ...

Ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease are types of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that cause irritation and inflammation in the gastrointestinal tract (GI tract). The immune system attacks the GI ...