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Ulcerative colitis is a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in which there is chronic inflammation of the digestive system. Ulcerative colitis mainly affects the large bowel. It causes inflammation and ulcers in the lining of the bowel, which results in pain and bloodydiarrhea.Of the 1.6 million Americans withinflammatory bowel disease, about 907,000 of them have ulcerative colitis. Ulcerative colitis is more common in adults than in children. This disease is most often diagnosed in late adolescence or early adulthood, between ages 15 and 35 and is equally common in males and females.
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Inflammation
A body’s protective immune response to injury or infection. The accumulation of fluid, cells and proteins at the site of an infection or physical injury, resulting in swelling, heat, redness, pain and loss of function.
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Inflammatory bowel disease
A group of conditions characterized by chronic, episodic