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  1. Nicotine Patch May Offer Some Benefit to Those with Ulcerative Colitis

    May 14, 2010. Dear Mayo Clinic: When I quit smoking cigarettes four years ago, I discovered I have ulcerative colitis. After a few years of only moderate ...

  2. Mayo Clinic Q and A: What is inflammatory bowel disease?

    Ulcerative colitis involves inflammation along the superficial lining of the large intestine (colon) and rectum while Crohn's disease involves inflammation and ...

  3. Mayo Clinic Minute: Can diet help with inflammatory bowel disease?

    IBD is a broad term for chronic inflammation of your digestive tract. Two types are Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. “Ulcerative colitis really tends ...

  4. Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic

    Anti-inflammatory medicines are often the first step in the treatment of ulcerative colitis, typically for mild to moderate disease. Anti-inflammatories include ...

  5. Crohn's disease - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    ... ulcerative colitis on Mayo Clinic Connect. Crohn's disease is a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that causes swelling and irritation of the tissues ...

  6. Ulcerative Colitis Clinical Trials - Mayo Clinic Research

    Ulcerative Colitis (UC) is a chronic inflammatory disease affecting the mucosal lining of the colon and rectum and the incidence is increasing, but the etiology ...

  7. Ulcerative colitis - Doctors and departments - Mayo Clinic

    This type of inflammatory bowel disease causes swelling and sores in the digestive tract. Learn more about symptoms and treatment.

  8. Mayo Clinic Q&A: What does an IBD diagnosis mean for me?

    Symptoms of both categories of IBD usually include belly pain, diarrhea, rectal bleeding, extreme fatigue. Ulcerative colitis typically affects the colon ...

  9. Quality of life for kids with ulcerative colitis and other inflammatory bowel disease - Mayo Clinic

    For children whose chronic ulcerative colitis can't be managed with medication, single-incision laparoscopic ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) is a safe ...

  10. A Study to Evaluate Intra-arterial Delivery of Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Luminal Ulcerative Colitis - Mayo Clinic

    Ulcerative Colitis (UC) is a chronic inflammatory disease affecting the mucosal lining of the colon and rectum and the incidence is increasing, ...