Ulcerative Colitis is still much an enigma and even unknown to most people. While this chronic inflammatory bowel disease can cause a gamut of difficulties, Ulcerative Colitis sufferers may not even be aware of being afflicted with it. Ulcerative Colitis is sometimes mistaken for the better known Crohn's disease. These two are very dissimilar inflammatory bowel diseases, however. Ulcerative Colitis affects the colon and rectum area while Crohn's disease may affect any part of the digestive tract. A person with Ulcerative Colitis has inflammation and tiny ulcers on the lining of the rectum and the colon. These ulcers may sometimes bleed and develop pus.
The following are a few signs of Ulcerative Colitis:
#1. Diarrhoea: A person with Ulcerative Colitis has difficulty going any place that has no toilet nearby.
#2. Pain: Frequent occurrence of abdominal cramps
#3. Tiredness: A regular sense of fatigue and a frequent driving need for sleep that may require intake of medications and supplements as iron, zinc and vitamin B12.
