“What is colitis?”
I'm 42 and male, after experiencing a series of stomach cramps, my doctor told me that I have ulcerative colitis. What does this diagnosis mean? Is it serious?
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GastroenterologistUlcerativeColitis
If you were told you have ulcerative colitis, then you should have had that diagnosis made by colonoscopy. Yet UC, being a chronic inflammation of the colon, usually causes diarrhea, which you are not reporting. If you do in fact have UC, then it can be serious. It requires specific medicines to try to achieve remission. Don't settle for less that remission. A good GI doc should be able to treat UC effectively and achieve remission.