What is Ulcerative Colitis?
Ulcerative Colitis (U.C.) is an auto-immune disorder, where one’s immune response mistakenly attacks the lining of the Large Intestine.
What are the signs and symptoms?
- Bleeding
- Abdominal pain
- Weight loss
How is U.C. treated?
There are pills, enemas, suppositories and shots. The treatment options are multiple and varied to find a medicine, or a combination that works for you.
How do I find the best doctor?
UC is a Chronic Disease. You may be lucky and go into remission, but most struggle on and off with recurrences and flare-ups. There is no one magical treatment, nor one doctor who has the ‘secret’ for success.
If you keep shopping around for a better doctor, no one doctor can get to know you well enough to really help.
It is best, to chose someone with a good reputation, good on-line comments, and stick with them.
Remember, there is nothing you did to get U.C., nor could have done to prevent it.