Dr. Karen Johnson has more on ulcerative colitis. Ulcerative colitis is a disease that strikes the young usually between age fifteen and forty ulcerative colitis is an uncomfortable condition that affects two million Americans. We don't know the cause but the disease is increasing in Hispanics and African Americans. Thirteen years ago Lisa Richardson was diagnosed with the disease. It was very challenging to face that I had a chronic illness something that I would have to deal with the rest of my life.
Ulcerative colitis is a disease that causes inflammation in the lining of the colon.
Mrs. Richardson had classic symptoms. They include rectal bleeding, bloody diarrhea, abdominal cramps, and a low-grade fever and weight loss. The disease is diagnosed with a history and physical and other tests. Blood tests can also be done that can give us a clue. She looks forward to the most promising drugs yet that will be out in the next two years.