Highest Incidence and Prevalence of Ulcerative Colitis Seen In Northern Europe, US, and Canada
Ulcerative Colitis is a chronic, inflammatory bowel disease that causes inflammation in the digestive tract. The inflammation in the digestive tract leads to ulceration of your colon and sometimes of the duodenum too. This causes blood to be present in the stools. The highest incidence and prevalence of inflammatory bowel diseases are seen in Northern Europe and the U.S. and Canada. This inflammatory bowel disease can cause serious damage to your intestinal walls if not treated at the right time. The problem with Ulcerative Colitis is that it does not display any symptoms initially, but develops after long periods of remission when the immune system starts attacking the colon again. As a result of this continuous destruction of the innermost lining of the large intestine, there will be an overgrowth of the bacteria, Candida Albicans. This will increase the risk of colon cancer. Symptoms of Ulcerative Colitis include excessive weight loss, abdominal pain, fever,...