Best Doctors for Ulcerative Colitis Treatment in Visakhapatnam

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and the other one being crohn's disease that causes inflammation and ulcers in the colon of large intestine and rectum. Although the exact cause of UC is unkown , it may be due to genetics, abnormal immune response, imbalance of gut bacteria etc.Signs and symptoms include diarrhea (for a prolonged duration) often mixed with blood,constipation, abdominal pain and cramping, fatigue, weight loss, loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting, rectal pain and or fever etc., Diagnosis is made by medical history, physical examination, blood tests ,stool examination, endoscopy (colonoscopy, sigmoidoscopy),imaging studies and biopsy if necessary. and treat it which may include medications (aminosalicylates, corticosteroids etc,.) and surgical removal of colon if necessary.