Posts Tagged ‘Colitis’

Ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease are intestinal inflammatory diseases that cause abdominal pain, often bloody diarrhea, and, eventually, malnutrition. Ulcerative colitis involves the large intestine, while Crohn’s disease can affect any portion of the digestive tract from the mouth to the anus. Both can become life-threatening (e.g., colon cancer) if left untreated for many years.…