Symptoms & Signs

• Abdominal pain and cramping that usually disappears after a bowel movement
• Abdominal sounds (a gurgling or splashing sound heard over the intestine)
• Diarrhea, from only a few episodes to very often throughout the day (blood and mucus may be present)
• Fever
• Tenesmus (rectal pain)
• Weight loss

Other symptoms that may occur with ulcerative colitis include the following:

• Gastrointestinal bleeding
• Joint pain
• Nausea and vomiting

Pictures & ImagesColonoscopy

2009Reviewed by : David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, a.D.a.M., Inc., and George F Longstreth, MD, Department of Gastroenterology, Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program San Diego, California. also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, a.D.a.M., Inc.

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