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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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Consultation₹300 – ₹5,000
Diagnostics₹500 – ₹25,000
Hospitalisation₹5K – ₹1 lakh
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