Ulcerative colitis is a long-term disease that is considered to be chronic. It causes inflammation in the large intestine and is very similar to Crohn’s disease. The colon plays a vital role in digestion and helps in the removal of the waste products from the undigested food through the rectum and anus while an individual passes feces. In the case of ulcerative colitis, the inflammation of the colon may result in bleeding of the ulcers and may produce pus or mucus, which the stool would accompany.
The position of the rectum is at the end of the colon, and it is crucial as it always gets involved in the case of ulcerative colitis. There are different types of ulcerative colitis depending upon the site of inflammation. The worst of all is the universal colitis in which all the parts of the colon are affected, and it may be very critical. We will have a detailed look at ulcerative colitis and the symptoms, causes, and ulcerative colitis treatment in delhi in detail.
The initial symptoms of ulcerative colitis include diarrhea, and this problem makes the feces get looser and might result in abdominal pain and even create several bowel movements. The symptoms of ulcerative colitis are dependent upon the immensity to which the colon is inflamed and affected.
The standard and evident symptoms of ulcerative colitis include:
The lesser common but evident symptoms of ulcerative colitis can also include:
Symptoms might even get worse during the early morning period if the problem persists. It is also possible to see no or experience no problems or symptoms of this disease for months and again start experiencing the return of these symptoms.
The symptoms of ulcerative colitis are dependent on the type of ulcerative colitis a person is suffering from. The following are types of ulcerative colitis, and their symptoms are mentioned below as well.
The cause of ulcerative colitis is yet not clear to this date. Still, experts believe that everything starting from genetics, the environment and including the immune system has somehow got a crucial role in deciding whether or not a person would suffer from ulcerative colitis.
Some experts also believe that ulcerative colitis arises in the body as a defence mechanism by the immune system against fighting some non-existing infections which result in inflammation.
When a person is diagnosed with ulcerative colitis, he needs to visit a gastroenterologist. A gastroenterologist is a doctor who specializes in problems related to the digestive system. A specialized doctor can create an effective treatment plan depending upon the type of ulcerative colitis, patient history, and the variety of medications the patient is already undergoing.
In severe damage or inflammation, one may require hospitalization of the person who has ulcerative colitis. The Ulcerative Colitis treatment in Delhi can vary from patient to patient, depending upon the severity of the ulcerative colitis.
The treatment of ulcerative colitis in delhi generally focuses on managing the active colitis and includes the treatment of the persisting and prevailing symptoms until they are gone. It is also considered that one shouldn’t stop the treatment until the recurrence of the symptoms is not entirely prevented for the future.
Dr. Piyush Ranjan, a distinguished Gastroenterologist at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi has done his medical schooling from Maulana Azad Medical College New Delhi and subsequent training in Gastroenterology from SGPGI, Lucknow in 2003.
