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ulcerative colitis

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noun

Pathology.
  1. chronic ulceration in the large intestine, characterized by painful abdominal cramps and profuse diarrhea containing pus, blood, and mucus.


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Doctors attempted to treat the actor with prescriptions used for patients with Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis, but nothing worked.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Possible effects include a higher risk of reduced thyroid function, kidney cancer, testicular cancer, elevated cholesterol, pre-eclampsia and ulcerative colitis.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

"For patients living with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis, this research opens a genuinely new therapeutic angle one that connects the food on their plate to the inflammation in their gut," said Dr. Sheikh.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026

Back in 2005, researchers conducted a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study in 46 patients with ulcerative colitis.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026

His most troubling conditions were a strangely recurrent viral pneumonia, chronic sinusitis, and the ulcerative colitis that had laid him low the weekend before his scheduled testimony against Oppenheimer.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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