How to Use ulcerative colitis in a Sentence

ulcerative colitis

noun

• The causes are not known, but the disease is linked to ulcerative colitis.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 26 Nov. 2019
• Joe Palumbo made his return to the mound after six months of wrestling with an ulcerative colitis flare-up.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 4 Mar. 2021
• Sweat had been diagnosed with ulcerative colitis as a child, and part of his colon was removed in 2010.
  — jsonline.com, 21 Sep. 2022
• Back then, Andrews had been suffering with ulcerative colitis (UC) for 11 years and was days away from a surgery that would require him to wear a bag for the rest of his life.
  — Claire Sibonney, TIME, 4 June 2024
• Foods to avoid with ulcerative colitis (UC) include high-fiber foods like beans, legumes, raw fruits and vegetables, and whole grains.
  — Amanda MacMillan, Health, 24 Mar. 2024
• In ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease — the two main kinds of IBD — the body attacks its own gastrointestinal tract.
  — Anna Funk, Discover Magazine, 15 June 2020
• The fix: After speaking to your doctor, find a treatment plan that's right for you and the severity of your ulcerative colitis — one that may or may not involve steroids.
  — Locke Hughes, Redbook, 17 Jan. 2018
• Gibson has pushed his weight up to 210 pounds since battling ulcerative colitis last year.
  — Dallas News, 8 Mar. 2020
• The diet can be applied to a lot of other conditions as well such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, Pauls said.
  — Sheila Vilvens, Cincinnati.com, 22 Mar. 2018
• The ulcerative colitis flare up marked the fourth consecutive year his ascent to the majors has been sidetracked by a health issue.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 21 Feb. 2021
• The two main types of IBD are ulcerative colitis, which mainly affects the colon, and Crohn’s disease, which can affect the entire digestive tract.
  — John Chang, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2020
• Its lead candidate, etrasimod, is being tested in a late-stage study in ulcerative colitis, as well as a mid- to late-stage study in Crohn’s disease.
  — Ed Silverman, STAT, 15 Dec. 2021
• Unlike ulcerative colitis, a form of IBD that affects the colon, Crohn’s can cause inflammation along any part of the digestive tract, as well as problems with the eyes, skin, joints, and bones.
  — Isabella Cueto, STAT, 8 July 2022
• Sequencing adult gut genomes showed that there was a deficit of this enzyme in most patients with Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis whose gut genomes were sequenced.
  — Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 27 Jan. 2024
• This offseason likely would rate as the best of Jake Diekman’s career if his life was still burdened by ulcerative colitis.
  — Jeff Wilson, star-telegram, 19 Jan. 2018
• Doty had once been diagnosed with ulcerative colitis and had to undergo surgery to remove portions of his colon.
  — John Blake, CNN, 11 June 2022
• Inflammation of the colon with ulcerative colitis can alter bacteria in the gut and cause bleeding—and both can lead to strong-smelling Number Two, Dr. Navabi says.
  — Sabrina Talbert, Women's Health, 31 Jan. 2023
• Something that revealed itself, after blood work and a colonoscopy, to be ulcerative colitis.
  — Danielle Stein, Town & Country, 17 July 2013
• Arena shares have surged this week on promising mid-stage trial results for its drug etrasimod in ulcerative colitis.
  — Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, 22 Mar. 2018
• Brigid’s sister Aimee (Amy Schumer), who recently lost her partner and her job and is dealing with ulcerative colitis, meanwhile, rarely smiles.
  — Jen Chaney, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2021
• Diekman is an at-risk player due to ulcerative colitis and having his colon removed and a new one constructed from his small intestine in 2017.
  — Matt Kawahara, SFChronicle.com, 4 July 2020
• In a 2016 op-ed in The Boston Globe, a patient with ulcerative colitis wrote that his health insurance forced him to try a cheaper treatment for six months, instead of the pricier meds his doctor wanted to prescribe.
  — Alessandra Potenza, The Verge, 22 June 2018
• Zeposia was approved in May for ulcerative colitis by the Food and Drug Administration.
  — Joseph Walker, WSJ, 13 Dec. 2021
• Because over a million people in the U.S. have ulcerative colitis.
  — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 17 Oct. 2023
• My ulcerative colitis has been in remission for many years.
  — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 2 July 2024
• For those with ulcerative colitis, pain may radiate towards the left.
  — Women's Health, 22 Mar. 2023
• The safety trial, which was required by the FDA, did not focus on the other two conditions for which the drug is approved — ulcerative colitis and psoriatic arthritis.
  — John Fauber, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 July 2019
• His first stint as prime minister came to an abrupt end in 2007, after a turbulent year marred by, among other things, a flare-up of ulcerative colitis, a chronic intestinal disease.
  — The Economist, 29 Aug. 2020
• Navigating the dating scene is hard enough—doing so while living with a chronic digestive disease like ulcerative colitis (UC) can feel scary.
  — Molly Dunham-Friel, Health, 1 Aug. 2024
• In ulcerative colitis, the main interleukins that cause inflammation are IL-12 and IL-23.
  — Phuoc Anh (anne) Nguyen, Pharmd, Ms, Verywell Health, 17 July 2024

Last Updated: 1 Nov 2024