Prognosis of Ulcerative colitis

Prognosis of Ulcerative colitis: Patients with ulcerative colitis usually have an intermittent course, with periods of disease inactivity alternating with "flares" of disease. Patients with proctitis or left-sided colitis usually have a more benign course: only 15% progress proximally with their disease, and up to 20% can have sustained remission in the absence of any therapy. Patients with more extensive disease are less likely to sustain remission, but the rate of remission is independent of the severity of disease. ...see also Overview of Ulcerative colitis

Onset of Ulcerative colitis: Ulcerative colitis can occur in people of any age, but it usually starts between the ages of 15 and 30, and less frequently between 50 and 70 years of age. It affects men and women equally and appears to run in families, with reports of up to 20 percent of people with ulcerative colitis having a family member or relative with ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease. A higher incidence of ulcerative colitis is seen in Whites and people of Jewish descent.

Complications:

Complications of Ulcerative colitis may include:

• Abscess
• Weight loss
• Malnutrition
• Dehydration
• Intestinal ulcers (see Digestive symptoms)
• more complications...»

Complications of Ulcerative colitis from the Diseases Database include:

• Pyoderma gangrenosum
• Sacroiliitis
• Gastrointestinal bleeding
• Coombs positive, direct
• Diarrhoea
• more complications...»

See also complications of Ulcerative colitis.

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About prognosis:

The 'prognosis' of Ulcerative colitis usually refers to the likely outcome of Ulcerative colitis. The prognosis of Ulcerative colitis may include the duration of Ulcerative colitis, chances of complications of Ulcerative colitis, probable outcomes, prospects for recovery, recovery period for Ulcerative colitis, survival rates, death rates, and other outcome possibilities in the overall prognosis of Ulcerative colitis. Naturally, such forecast issues are by their nature unpredictable.

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