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Digestive & GastrointestinalModerate
Ulcerative Colitis
Gastroenterology · Digestive & Gastrointestinal
Moderate
Severity
Uncommon — affects a relatively small proportion of the population, though diagnosis rates are rising in India
Prevalence
No
Contagious
Gastroenterology
Specialist
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🔬Causes & Risk Factors
- 1Believed to result from an abnormal immune response that mistakenly attacks the lining of the colon
- 2triggered by a combination of genetic predisposition
- 3environmental factors
- 4and alterations in gut bacteria. Family history increases risk
- 5and the condition is more commonly diagnosed in younger adults
- 6though it can occur at any age. The exact trigger for the abnormal immune response remains unclear
- 7and while diet and stress do not cause the disease
- 8they can worsen symptoms during flares.
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