Signs of Ulcerative Colitis Flare-Up Many people with ulcerative colitis have periods when they have no symptoms, and this can last months or even years for some. This is called remission. Unfortunately, the symptoms often do come back, which is called a flare-up. These are signs you might...
I didn't know these symptoms could besigns of Crohn's disease. Now, knowing the non-digestive symptoms of Crohn's and reflecting on my experience, it's clear my body was trying to tell me something.
Like other forms of inflammatory arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis tends to flare up from time to time. As a result, you may have periods with few symptoms alternating with periods of more severe pain and stiffness. Ankylosing Spondylitis mainly affects the joints in your spine, but you may have...
Recurrent canker sores have been associated with inflammatory bowel diseases, such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. In these cases, the development of canker sores may signal a flare-up of the bowel disease. Celiac disease (celiac sprue, nontropical sprue, gluten intolerance, gluten-sens...
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) involves chronic inflammation of all or part of the digestive tract. Both Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis fall under the IBD umbrella. Both types of IBD usually involve severe diarrhea, loss of appetite, abdominal pain and cramping, fever, fatigue and weig...