Abstract Ulcerative Colitis is an autoimmune disorder. These are the conditions in which the immune system attacks its own body. Immune system normally guards the body against various germs and infections. When the immune system senses the foreign particles then it sends its own army to fight against these foreign things. But autoimmune disorders arise when the immune system mistakenly…
Ulcerative colitis is the nonspecific inflammatory conditions of the alimentary tract and confined to the large intestine. It causes irritation, inflammation, and ulcers in the lining of your large intestines (colon) which produces pus and mucus. Under such conditions, the immune system attacks the healthy intestinal cells and causes inflammation of those cells. It affects the innermost lining of the…
What is Ulcerative Colitis? As the name suggests, the term ‘Ulcerative’ means the formation of ulcers in the large intestine similar to the ulcer formation in the mouth and ‘Colitis’ means inflammation of the colon. It results from the prolonged inflammation and irritation of the membrane that lines the walls of the colon. The ulcers develop in the lining of…