• Inflammation

  Inflammation is confined to the area closest to the anus, also called the rectum. Rectal bleeding may be the only sign of the disease. Proctosigmoiditis. Inflammation involves the rectum and sigmoid colon — the lower end of the colon. [mayoclinic.org]

  Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2005 May;11(5):447-54. 36. Kuisma J, Mentula S, et al. Effect of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG on ileal pouch inflammation and microbial flora. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2003 Feb 15;17(4):509-15. 37. Laake KO, Bjorneklett A, et al. [passeportsante.net]

• Fatigue

  This type often affects the entire colon and causes bouts of bloody diarrhea that may be severe, abdominal cramps and pain, fatigue, and significant weight loss. [mayoclinic.org]

• Abdominal Pain

  Symptoms include bloody diarrhea, abdominal cramping and pain on the left side, and urgency to defecate. Pancolitis. [mayoclinic.org]

• Ulcer

  Ulcerative colitis (UL-sur-uh-tiv koe-LIE-tis) is an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that causes inflammation and ulcers (sores) in your digestive tract. [mayoclinic.org]

  Natural Products Encyclopedia, Conditions – Ulcerative colitis, ConsumerLab.com. [Consulté le 5 août 2010]. www.consumerlab.comThe diagnosis and treatment of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. Baumgart DC. [passeportsante.net]

• Colitis

  While diet and stress don't cause ulcerative colitis, they are known to exacerbate symptoms. What are the symptoms? Most people have mild to moderate cases of ulcerative colitis. [mayoclinic.org]

  Natural Products Encyclopedia, Conditions – Ulcerative colitis, ConsumerLab.com. [Consulté le 5 août 2010]. www.consumerlab.comThe diagnosis and treatment of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. Baumgart DC. [passeportsante.net]

Review article: treatment of mild to moderate ulcerative colitis and pouchitis. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2002 Jul;16 Suppl 4:13-9. 32. Rioux KP, Fedorak RN. Probiotics in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease. [passeportsante.net]

Although there is no cure for ulcerative colitis there are widely effective treatments, usually involving either drug therapy or surgery. [mayoclinic.org]

Epidemiology 1992; 3:47-52. 4. Russel MGVM, Engels LG, et al. 'Modern life' in the epidemiology of inflammatory bowel disease: a case-control study with special emphasis on nutritional factors. Eur J GastroenterolHepatol 1998; 10:243-249. 5. [passeportsante.net]

Inflammatory Bowel Disease Part I: Ulcerative Colitis – Pathophysiology and Conventional and Alternative Treatment Options. Alternative Medicine Review. Volume 8, Number 3 2003: 247-283. Texte disponible en entier : www.thorne.com InteliHealth (Ed). [passeportsante.net]

Meanwhile, significant advances continue to be made in understanding and treating the disease and getting us closer to curing it or preventing it entirely. [mayoclinic.org]

Probiotic therapy in the prevention of pouchitis onset: decreased interleukin-1beta, interleukin-8, and interferon-gamma gene expression. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2005 May;11(5):447-54. 36. Kuisma J, Mentula S, et al. [passeportsante.net]