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Ulcerative colitis is an autoimmune disease characterized by T-cells infiltrating the colon. [43] No direct causes for UC are known, but factors such as genetics, environment, and an overactive immune system play a role. [1] UC is associated with comorbidities that produce symptoms in many areas of the body outside the digestive system.
Your diet doesn't cause ulcerative colitis -- but it can worsen its symptoms. While researchers don't know what causes ulcerative colitis, there's no mystery about how bad its symptoms are. People ...
Smoking cigarettes can lead to lung cancer, considered a lifestyle disease Lifestyle diseases can be defined as the diseases linked to the manner in which a person lives their life. These diseases are non-communicable , and can be caused by lack of physical activity , unhealthy eating , alcohol , substance use disorders and smoking tobacco ...
The signs and symptoms of colitis are quite variable and dependent on the cause of the given colitis and factors that modify its course and severity. [2]Common symptoms of colitis may include: mild to severe abdominal pains and tenderness (depending on the stage of the disease), persistent hemorrhagic diarrhea with pus either present or absent in the stools, fecal incontinence, flatulence ...
Closely trailing cancer as the most deadly smoking-related cause of death is ischemic heart disease, which was responsible for 126,000, or 28%, of all deaths.
Smoked meat is the result of a method of preparing red meat, white meat, and seafood which originated in the Paleolithic Era. [1] Smoking adds flavor , improves the appearance of meat through the Maillard reaction , and when combined with curing it preserves the meat. [ 2 ]
One of the most common and debilitating symptoms of ulcerative colitis is a sudden and urgent need to have a bowel movement. “I had what I call ‘trigger situations’ where traffic jams would ...
Activation of the endocannabinoid system was found efficient in ameliorating colitis and increasing the survival rate of mice, and reducing remote organ changes induced by colitis, further suggest that modulation of this system is a potential therapeutic approach for IBDs and the associated remote organ lesions.