As the name suggests, ulcerative colitis is a disease that causes inflammation and ulcers (sores) in your digestive tract. It can be a debilitating disease to live with. Knowing more about its causes and symptoms can help understand and manage the condition. 

Let’s find out more about it. In this video, Dr. Vinod Kumar Mishra, a senior gastroenterologist, answers the following questions in Hindi:

1) What is ulcerative colitis?

2) What are its causes and symptoms?

3) Does ulcerative colitis show extra-intestinal symptoms (outside the intestine)?

4) Are there chances of getting colon cancer from prolonged ulcerative colitis? 

5) What complications can be caused by ulcerative colitis?



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