Symptoms of Ulcerative Colitis

About half of all patients with Ulcerative Colitis experience mild symptoms:

• bowel movements become looser and more urgent
• persistent diarrhea
• chronic abdominal pain
• bloody stools
• stool is generally bloody
• crampy abdominal pain
• weight loss
• low energy levels/fatigue

Among younger children, Ulcerative Colitis may delay growth and development. This is also true for Crohn's Disease as well; in fact, failure to thrive is a trigger for testing.

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