It usually starts in the distal colon - the rectum, but can involve all the colon (large bowel).
Ulcerative colitis is a serious chronic inflammatory disease of the large intestine and rectum. It is usually characterized by recurring episodes of abdominal pain and fever and chills and frequent diarrhea.
The distal tubule
It means that it may not be a true ulcerative colitis but may be colitis related to some infection or antibiotic induced colitis
There are several sites that have information about colitis and diets for colitis. Here are two websites that might be able to help you: http://colitis.emedtv.com/ulcerative-colitis/ulcerative-colitis-diet.html AND http://www.webmd.com/ibd-crohns-disease/ulcerative-colitis/creating-an-ulcerative-colitis-plan
Colitis is a general term referring to inflammation of the colon, which can be caused by various factors such as infection or autoimmune conditions. Ulcerative colitis is a specific type of colitis that is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease characterized by ulcers in the colon and rectum. Ulcerative colitis is a subset of colitis.
she has colitis of the mouth :(
No such thing as systemic colitis
Changes of pH in the bowel is an effect of colitis, and not the cause of colitis.
There is no such condition as colitis of the throat. Colitis means inflammation of the colon. Inflammation in the throat is called tonsillitis and pharyngitis.
Men and women get colitis.
Doxycycline will not cause colitis.