J-pouch surgery can successfully relieve symptoms of ulcerative colitis if medications and other treatments haven’t worked, but complications may arise. Depending on the type of irritable bowel ...

If you have ulcerative colitis (UC), your first line of treatment will likely be medication. But even with medication, sometimes symptoms continue to flare, tanking your quality of life along the way.

There are a few different types of common procedures, and your specific situation will determine which is right for you, says Dana Lukin, MD, a gastroenterologist at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork ...

Although ulcerative colitis (UC) can often be managed by taking medications and making lifestyle changes, surgery might be considered if yourtreatment isnt working well enough for you, or if you ...