"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 ...

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an umbrella term for a group of chronic conditions that cause inflammation and swelling ...

Greater access to innovative treatments could be linked to a drop in patients requiring surgery for a type of inflammatory bowel disease, a 20-year study suggests. The number of patients using ...

Visit our podcast page to listen to "Take What Serves. Leave the Rest" and subscribe using your preferred podcast provider. Learn more at takewhatserves.podbean.com. In this episode, Bryan talks to ...

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 ...

What Is Infusion for Ulcerative Colitis? If your doctor has recommended infusion therapy, this is probably because standard treatment hasn’t helped relieve symptoms caused by moderate-to-severe ...

April 16 (Reuters) - (To receive the full newsletter in your inbox for free sign up here) Patients with the chronic inflammatory bowel disease ulcerative colitis might reduce their risk of a relapse ...

Ulcers in the colon are usually due to a condition like inflammatory bowel disease or an infection. But some medications or procedures can also cause colon ulcers. A colon ulcer is an open sore that ...

People with ulcerative proctitis, a milder and more limited form of ulcerative colitis, are not at higher risk of developing rectal cancer than the general population. This is shown in a new Swedish ...

Ulcerative colitis usually affects the large intestine and causes continuous inflammation. Crohn's disease can affect any part of the digestive tract and often shows patchy inflammation. Smoking can ...