Bloating after meals. Cramping that seems to come and go. Diarrhea one week, constipation the next. These are symptoms heard ...

A specialist doctor or nurse (endoscopist) uses a flexible sigmoidoscope for this test. This is a thin, flexible tube that has a small light and a camera at one end. You may also hear it called an ...

Today, Kalei Martin shares her journey online to raise awareness about colorectal cancer, particularly in younger adults ...

The 1988 murder of Ethiopian immigrant Mulugeta Seraw by neo-Nazi skinheads shocked Portland, but white supremacist violence had been roiling the city’s counterculture for years before the killing.

ON THIS PAGESymptomsComplicationsWhy Fulminant Colitis OccursWhat to Do During a Severe UC FlareAfter a Fulminant UC EpisodeFor some people with ulcerative colitis (UC), the symptoms are mild. But for ...

Microscopic colitis is a type of inflammation of the colon, or large intestine, that can cause watery diarrhea and cramping. It can be painful and unpleasant. But in most cases, it's much less severe ...

Correspondence to Dr Christopher Andrew Lamb, Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University, Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK; christopher.lamb{at}newcastle.ac.uk and Dr A ...

Patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) are at increased risk of colorectal carcinoma. 1, 2 Many clinicians practice colonoscopic surveillance in these patients in the hope of detecting dysplasia or an ...

May 19: Malcolm X is born Malcolm Little in Omaha, Nebraska, the fourth of Earl and Louise Little's seven children. Earl, a Baptist minister, is a follower of Marcus Garvey's black nationalism and ...

Every year in the United States, around 55,000 people will sadly lose their lives to colorectal cancer, with Dawson’s Creek star James Van Der Beek the latest high-profile name to have died as a ...