{"id":186307,"date":"2019-03-26T13:36:45","date_gmt":"2019-03-26T12:36:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/biomes.world\/interesting-facts\/der-darm\/chronic-intestinal-diseases\/colitis-ulcerosa-chronische-erkrankungen\/colitis-ulcerosa-symptome\/"},"modified":"2021-07-28T14:34:31","modified_gmt":"2021-07-28T12:34:31","slug":"ulcerative-colitis-symptoms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biomes.world\/en\/interesting-facts\/intestine\/chronic-disease\/ulcerative-colitis\/ulcerative-colitis-symptoms\/","title":{"rendered":"Ulcerative Colitis: Symptoms and Complaints"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Ulcerative colitis is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that causes inflammation in the bowel. The name derives from the place and the symptom: The inflammatory ulcers (lat. ulcera) occur in the colon, meaning the large intestine \u2013 more precisely in the inner layer of the mucous membrane. The causes<\/a> for this are not conclusively clarified. Studies indicate that a combination of genetic predisposition and external environmental influences leads to the manifestation of ulcerative colitis and painful symptoms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are the first symptoms of ulcerative colitis?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The first episode<\/a> of ulcerative colitis often occurs between the ages of 20 and 35. Bloody mucous diarrhea is a typical symptom. Since ulcerative colitis phases with and without symptoms (so-called remission phases) alternate, it often takes a while before the suspicion of a chronic disease arises. In addition to severe and persistent diarrhoea, a painful urge to stool is one of the most common symptoms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Typical complaints of ulcerative colitis<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The remission phases can run completely without discomfort and sometimes last for months or even years. If there is acute inflammation and a relapse, it can also last for days, weeks or months. Very often the patient suffers from permanent diarrhoea \u2013 even if diarrhoea does not necessarily occur with every relapse.<\/p>\n\n\n

\n
\n
<\/use><\/svg><\/div>
bloody and slimy diarrhoea<\/div>

(main symptom)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/use><\/svg><\/div>
frequent bowel movement<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/use><\/svg><\/div>
abdominal pain – especially left lower abdomen<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/use><\/svg><\/div>
painful urge to stool<\/div>

(tenesmus)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

More rarely, the recurrent severe inflammations and ulcers in the large intestine can lead to constrictions. These can also cause constipation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ulcerative colitis: symptoms in the colon<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The symptoms mentioned all occur in the intestine – more precisely in the large intestine. Ulcerative colitis only affects this part of the intestine. Sometimes it can spread to the last section of the small intestine. However, the inflammations are basically strongly delimited in the large intestine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This local limitation is the big difference to Crohn\\’s disease<\/a>, another chronic inflammatory bowel disease. This disease can affect the entire digestive tract from mouth to anus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Symptoms of ulcerative colitis in the rest of the body<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In addition to inflammation of the mucous membrane of the colon, ulcerative colitis can also cause discomfort in the rest of the body, but less frequently than Crohn\\’s disease. Some areas of the body where ulcerative colitis can be accompanied by symptoms and diseases are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n