Ulcerative colitis - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, pathology

What is ulcerative colitis? Ulcerative colitis is an inflammatory bowel disease that specifically affects the epithelial lining of the large intestine. It's thought to be an autoimmune disease involving T cell destruction of the epithelial lining. Find our full video library only on Osmosis: osms.it/more.
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[@tugazuga]

Lol i see people saying they have exam, well i came here because i have this disease, and its a nightmare

[@DmxAng]

Sorry to hear that, i hope you're well

[@jeswazwadi7049]

I hope you heal in Jesus name! I have it too

[@balloon685]

What treatment u r following? Asked cause i have it too

[@itrguldag6745]

Same for me 😔

[@sulaimanabdullahi7247]

I will never forget the day i came across Dr Igho KZbin channel, I will always keep it memorable, thank you doctor for helping me cure my Cancer with your super herbs, because of you, I feel more alive, and advice you too help yourself Also, Dr igho is a Godsent

[@georgelevy3404]

I was diagnosed with severe colitis. I not longer have any signs of a previous colitic event in my bowels. I went GLUTEN FREE. Gluten causes inflammation of all sorts in the body. Been gluten free for 8 years. Have had no issues for almost that length of time.

[@rubymuasya3531]

Wow ... what were your symptoms .

[@boyking1111]

are u in remission

[@HeyGuy4321]

gluten is delicious

[@HeyGuy4321]

MSG IS DELISH TOO

[@Sandro-qq4xb]

Hi! What's the alternative you're using for gluten?

[@samanthaprzybylski5526]

I ate eggs on toast and it sent me to the hospital to FINALLY be diagnosed with colitis after YEARS of being ignored. YEARS. I was a child having symptoms, it took me going through the most horrible and intense pain I ever felt in my life, throwing up everything including water due to the swelling basically causing blockage. They thought I was faking or something because they had me sit there in pain for so long. The MOMENT I was done being scanned by CT scan was the moment faces changed and people were actually urgent to help me and gave me something to help the swelling and pain. Was finally diagnosed with "left sided colitis" but I'm hoping to be able to afford a Dr later on in life so I can properly get diagnosed and see the full extent of damage as I was ignored for over 20 years.

[@samanthaprzybylski5526]

Cause you know If I have tits and a vagine I apparently cannot have anything physically wrong with me ever at all and if I DO have something "wrong" I'm just pmsing or cramping or stressed or "hysterical". Wtf is this shit notion that I'm a fucking robot or something? Can I not fall physical ill? Can I have nothing wrong with me at all? Am I just not allowed or-?

[@duskthunder9274]

I’m 17 and first felt this a year ago and was in horrible horrible pain for 5 days…. I got over it without going to the hospital and never thought much if it again. Then 2 days ago September 12 I felt the same pain out of no where I was throwing up everything, couldn’t eat anything ,had extreme abdominal pain And felt like dying. I got a CT scan and they said they think I have colitis and now I’m not sure what to do I’m 17 years old btw.

[@bellakrinkle9381]

Who had you sitting in pain, your parents or Doctors? Leave home ASAP! NO one deserves parents like that!

[@sahilmanchanda9158]

What medicines your doctor prescribed

[@juliolee4440]

God bless you

[@misery002]

almost 2 yrs ago, i was losing blood internally and didn’t know what it was, got a colonoscopy & found out i had extremely severe ulcerative colitis. at the time i got diagnosed, i was in the middle of a flare up so it took about a month to get biologics & get through all the red tape. well, i kept losing blood. and i went into the ER bc i couldn’t walk 10 steps before feeling dizzy, ringing in my ears, and extreme fatigue. it was a very traumatic experience. it turns out i had a 2.1 hemoglobin lvl. it was by far, the worst time of my life. and what i found out was even worse, was what it did to my mental. and how i am still today. it’s miserable. and everyone tells me i can live a healthy life & all this. but it’s not that simple. reading on google that you can live a healthy and good life jus like anyone else. is a bunch of bs. it’s miserable. im trying to my best to look on the bright side. and idk why im really typing this. i jus needed to get it off my chest i guess.

[@shrutikaa08]

i feel your pain same here😢

[@eddkennedy6458]

Carnivore diet has put my Ulcerative colitis into remission

[@VeN0m88]

I just wrote my experience with U.C on here please go read it. Maybe my story can help you but it cured mine. I only got stuck with scorisis from the stupid biologics but outside that i have zero symptoms anymore. please go read

[@OswaldDigestiveClinic]

Thanks for sharing this! Here's a Fun digestive fact: what you eat can change your gut microbiome in just 2 days!!

[@sylviaemerah994]

What should I eat ?

[@kz2361]

@@sylviaemerah994 whole food plant based darling

[@victoribarbo2709]

@@sylviaemerah994 depends on the person. You have to educate yourself and try different things until you find what works for you. For some people a plant based diet helps, for other FODMAP, other carnivor, etc. I know this doesn’t give you much help but i would start with FODMAP. I have a tailored diet for me, if you want I can share it with you

[@meditationforgrowth]

This is true. I gave up gluten and after four days so much changed in me. My mind was clear. I had so much energy. Since then never sore back and also never itchy skin

[@szymonkijowski9052]

Drink raw milk first from the cow from country. You buy IT you put it at home for 2 days and you drink IT. IT contains good microbiom

[@DisorderMaster]

Thank you for your work! This channel is great and should be more popular across students and non-students. I have a question: have you ever done a video on angioflogosis? I'm studying it right now but I can't really grasp it all.

[@LL-fi4rr]

I appreciate the author of the video not authoritatively saying a cause is known. It is very counterproductive to finding better treatments for this disease when so many healthcare professionals are causing learned helplessness in UC patients. There is still a lot to be learned, especially about mitochondria, and how metabolites like ROS may be driving inflammation, which correlates closely to stress, and UC amelioration through electron donating reducers like 5-ASA and antioxidants.

[@paramedicchrisbookseries]

Being a chrohns sufferer myself, i would say this is an excellent video.

[@chebd001]

Thank you for this. I’ve been diagnosed with ulcerative colitis for nearly 17 years and am struggling with it. This has really helped me understand what I’m experiencing. Thank you :)

[@osmosis]

Glad to be able to help you out in our little way, Bradley. 😊

[@aalemfaazel4198]

As a person of faith, I believe that only God can cure you, but you must everything to fight the illnesses that you have. I had ulcerative colitis for many years and then changed my diet and it truly helped me. In fact I have no symptoms whatsoever now (thank God). If you follow this regimen, it can help you: 1. Don't eat ANY legumes: Beans, lentils, chickpeas, peanuts, chocolate, coffee beans, etc. Ever! 2. Don't drink milk or use sweet dairy products, such as cake, ice cream, butter, etc. You can eat cheese and plain yogurt. 3. Don't eat whole wheat or rough grains (avoid roughage...fiber might be healthy for other people but not for you). Eat white bread. 4. Don't eat nuts, but you can eat soft nuts such as walnuts or pistachio in very small quantities with other foods. 5. Don't eat high acid fruits and vegetables such as clementines, raw onions, raw celery, raw garlic, cyan pepper, and red chili powder. If you eat an orange, only eat it after a meal, not before. If you drink orange juice, add little water to make it less acidic. 6. Don't ever use vinegar in your foods or drink it. 7. Don't smoke or drink. Now here's what you should eat which would heal you: 1. Honeydew Melon and Cantaloupe, everyday if you can. 2. Cooked Zucchini and Squash. If you cook it with Cumin Seeds, it's perfect for you and it's delicious! 3. Cucumber juice in summer, if you can tolerate it. 4. White rice mixed with cooked vegetables. White rice with cooked zucchini or squash (see #2 above) is the perfect food for you. You'll feel good the next day. 5. Egg white with pure honey. Avoid yolk that is not fully cooked. 6. This is a hard one but if you can do it it would help a lot: take raw egg white of just one egg. Add equal amount of pure honey. Mix the two together as much as you can. Then drink it first thing thing in the morning or evening in an empty stomach. It actually doesn't taste that bad at all. I was scared in the beginning, but once I tried it, it worked. You can also eat other things, such as meat of course. I try to avoid red meat for other health reasons, but it's not bad. Hamburgers are fine. It takes some discipline to follow this regimen. If it works for you, let me know. Good luck and may God bless you with good health!

[@chebd001]

@@aalemfaazel4198 thank you for such a through response. I will look into the diet you mentioned as I have also heard of a similar diet elsewhere. Thanks again for taking the time to help me.

[@aalemfaazel4198]

@@chebd001 You're very welcome. Good luck :-)

[@crowdedisolation]

@@aalemfaazel4198 - Thanks for the help. I will try this out.

[@samrakazmi3589]

Thankyou for simplifying these topics

[@osmosis]

Glad you like them, Samra! ❤️

[@itispam]

Thank you so much, my daughter has been in agony for so long and I appreciate your concise information - bless you!

[@osmosis]

Glad it was helpful! 🙏🏼

[@edwardkennedy9919]

Get her to quit all processed foods cut sugar, I've had ulcerative for 18 year's been on pentasa, imuran steroids etc, I started the carnivore diet it has helped me greatly,

[@blessyrakshitarajt]

Your videos are soo helpful, it's making subject easy 😊 Loved it ❤️

[@osmosis]

Glad to be of help, Rakshita! 😊

[@gladysdoink3229]

Thank you it's really easy to understand with the way u guys expagorate it..❤

[@osmosis]

Most welcome! 🙏🏼

[@loonylinda]

excellent info clear and concise.

[@osmosis]

Thank you! 💕

[@AngelaDaley-dc7mx]

It’s kind of disgusting how not once does he mention that cutting out gluten or cutting out lactose or changing your diet to be extremely clean helps they’re only path is to take drugs that may fail to the event when they end up cutting out your colon

[@riarkp5363]

CAC Detox Premium Powder-These are herbal-mineral sachet especially designed for the ulcerative colitis patients. The various ingredients used for the formation of these sachets are prawal pishti, shukta pishti, Giloy satv, kehrva pishti, Jahar Mohra pishti, sutshekhar ras, shankh bhasma, kamdudha ras, moti bhasma that in combination provide good relief on the signs and symptoms of ulcerative colitis patients.

[@user-xh3qo2sz9e]

Thank you very much, I'm writting a thesis on the effets of Nigella sativa on immune disease, I wanted to write about the ulcerative colite and you saved me a lot of time!

[@osmosis]

We're glad to help and best of luck! 🙏🏻

[@jonihaynes-haasch8988]

I have UC. Diamond almost 40 years ago. The hardest part of this is others understanding what it does to my mental health. People say get a psychiatrist, your bipolar, attention span is short, etc. Now my child is affected by ME. Gut brain connection is part of it.

[@user-mr1ly1vf7q]

Good video! which are the sources?

[@ruii502]

I just saw some symptoms since yesterday, there's barely any inflammation or bowel pain but i go through unregular pain in my back, blood in diarrhea like stool, mild gum pain and eye inflammation. I haven't contacted any doctors yet but i plan to if this continues. Im 14 right now and it's a little embarrassing to bring this up also because of being the one blamed for having a "a bad diet" by my parents

[@melmckenna4599]

I've been dealing with dull pain in my abdomen since a recent bout of food poisoning. I don't know what's going on and what is affecting me

[@nonyeeziuku879]

Thank you

[@parvinendalvaght2295]

Thanks

[@tomunderwood4283]

If you have Ulcerative Colitis, test your Vitamin D level, 25(OH)D. You may be deficient in Vitamin D.

[@jesusgarcia2974]

I’m terrified

[@sonamdhondup7654]

How to deal with the abdominal pain ?

[@stacybilley1595]

This video was straight to the point and very simple to understand . Thanks

[@osmosis]

Thank you, Stacy! 🥰❤️🙏🏼

[@colinbason]

I came here to say I've just had my large bowel taken out, stoma on my lower right side. I was always told i had Crohns disease because an MRI showed signs of inflammation in the lower part of my small intestine. My surgeon visited me after the op and told me he thinks i had Colitis rather than Crohn's and that even with Colitis there can be a little bit on inflammation in the lower end of the small intestine. I will try to update when i get a definitive answer

[@user-gg5mk6mx8g]

Up to how many centimetres in ileum terminale you had inflammation? You have pancolitis?

[@colinbason]

@user-gg5mk6mx8g Thanks for asking, i had forgotten about my original comment. It has been confirmed as colitis. All of my large intestine was inflamed and the final 10 centimetres of my small intestine had scarring from past inflammation. All of my large intestine and the scarred section of small intestine were removed. 2 months post-op and i feel great. The operation has been the best decision I've ever made

[@aburningdesire]

​@@colinbasonDid you suffer from gas problem before diagnosis of this disease.

[@colinbason]

@aburningdesire I did have bad gas but the worst symptom was the severe gut pain

[@tasnimalmikdad147]

شكرا يا وردة

[@jonihaynes-haasch8988]

Gut Brain Connection it so hard. Others will never understand God help me 😭

[@paige393]

It will be a year in January that I was diagnosed with UC after my first colonoscopy!

[@drozemoya3758]

Dr Ozemoya herbal home on KZbin channel is a true traditional herbal doctor sent from above to save lives after curing and shrinking my multiple fibroid with a natural herbal medicine product that I got from him. Thank you Dr Ozemoya herbal home for saving my life and my marriage, please contact Dr Ozemoya herbal home on KZbin for any virus disease.

[@AJLORACLE]

This video has left me even more confused, I’ve just been diagnosed at 47 years of age,after 6 years of lots of medication for chronic spinal injury, during this time, I suffered with ailments I have never had. It does not run in my family. I have avoided all my predisposition disorders like diabetes,blood pressure etc. Isn’t it atrange to be diagnosed at this age? I think it is a mixture of chronic stress and the constant constipation from the morphine and codeine?

[@bellakrinkle9381]

Chronic stress is me! Constipation is never good; it puts extra stress on the intestines. Constipation should only happen occasionally, for short periods of time, like a day or two. I presume you've seen a doctor?

[@jpercy4811]

I’ve had UC for (14) years receiving continuous infusions of Infliximab every 8 weeks (now Vendolizumab ) and Mezevant tabs daily (2-4). l’ve had (3) ‘major’ flare ups and been hospitalized (2 x 10 day stints).

[@jaytbutt1650]

Highly highly i beg u to go by Gond Katira have it during a flare up a ancient Indian medicine (uc is common in india) they all take it there better in 2 days. This is not a add my Indian friend told me to buy it right out of the hospital I was on prednisone and mezavanct after taking gond katira for 2 days I was ok

[@jaytbutt1650]

If u do take it it’s pretty cheap take 5-6 seeds and dip in small container till it expands and mix with glass of water and drink

[@jaytbutt1650]

U will 100% get better

[@dhrubajyotidas2643]

​@@jaytbutt1650 plz hlp me

[@sukhdeepgrewal3004]

@@jaytbutt1650hey bro is this actually true because I have severe ulcerative colitis aswell

[@GGGeena860]

I lost half my colon to this and diverticulitis i worked until i couldnt anymore i applied for ssdi and was denied havent worked in over a year about to lose my lil apt with my kid. Idk what to do!!

[@ayafetiany5790]

THANKS!!

[@OfTheCoast1234567]

Unfortunately have been having a lot of symptoms of this disease my whole life. Within the last few months it’s happening more and more and the one thing that started to scare my family and I was the skin rashes. Anyone know much about this?

[@dr.vinodhinisathyendiran4889]

Hi Emma. I can help u to come out of this situation.. Pls do msg me 9123507530

[@prafullade9334]

@@dr.vinodhinisathyendiran4889 hello help me plz... I'm from india and suffering from this disease from last 2 years day by day my conditions gets worst due to which I'm also suffering from depression, anxiety n can't focus on my carrier ..... I'm just 24 years ....plz help me plz plz I'm waiting your reply...

[@shaik1190]

@@prafullade9334 am also suffering from same from 4 yrs just 23

[@justinevilofficial]

I was operated on three years ago, they removed my entire intestine (sorry for bad english)

[@dontneednomanstoptelllingm8481]

@@prafullade9334 get some 🌿 herbs

[@poojalowanshi7775]

I,m using mesalamine sir will it cure my disease permanently I have been taking this since four months before

[@edwardkennedy9919]

This is caused by the processed foods we eat.

[@merry8545]

I had a colonoscopy and the results were normal and 5 months later I was having extreme abdominal pain and all they could find was colitis in the upper right side - I had never been diagnosed with colitis before and I'm 57 - it seemingly appeared out of nowhere 🤔🙄🤔🙄😢😢😢😢

[@user-gj8tg9fj8v]

Yup me too I was ok after taking some medicine and 6 months later my symptoms got worse and I'm only 16

[@asmamaruf3491]

me too! my first colonoscopy was for my constipation and then months later I had blood in my stool everyday and then another conoloscopy determined that I had UC

[@swann3814]

thank you very much from Türkiye :)

[@osmosis]

You are welcome! 😊

[@becky1925g]

I started using prescription strength toothpaste about a month ago and not long after I started feeling like I was having a flare. Is there a connection to the two? Nothing else in my life is new.

[@bellakrinkle9381]

How about rancid food? I seem to poison myself once every 5 years. We get careless with higher food costs. This was what introduces bacteria into our bodies. That can then lodge in those gaps in our intestine, resulting in bleeds.

[@annaritina560]

Help, I think I have it. Its been 3 days and ulcer has grown...Should I wait week before going to doctors

[@imokhuedeglory5717]

Nice

[@kzachyt2470]

I got infliximab straight away then steroids got added on and now I’m on methotrexate with infliximab infusions every 2 weeks 😭

[@keejaysthenix]

does this disease results to severe constipation?

[@salehahamid1399]

Yes

[@user-bg6yb4lx3b]

Please upload Slpeenomegaly

[@osmosis]

Thanks for your recommendation! Our team will be taking this into consideration. Have a nice week! 💖

[@orly2663]

So what if you have Hashimoto secondary, and have all these symptoms except no diaraha and only quarter size stool which is solid and dry no signs of blood, infrequent emptying of rectum ect, electrolytes are good and patient is drinking 8-8oz glasses water daily,

[@orly2663]

so there has to be a correlation between Hashi autoimmune, dehydration, lack of enzymes, T4?... I need smart people help me out here lol

[@omomoschannel9298]

Osmosis I Love you❤️

[@mcj44]

Got diagnosed a few days ago. Currently in hospital. I’m 13 and my birthday is in a few days so hopefully im out by then. I’m in the hospital cause I lost so much blood (specifically hemoglobin) in my stools.

[@theEsperantist]

Hookworms kid. They turned off my ulcerative colitis and celiac disease like a flipping a switch. Easy to buy, easy to apply.

[@sardar_gurjot]

​@@theEsperantist interesting

[@richardxu7453]

How to livw without colon? I mean surgery

[@akhilabhargavi4135]

My baby is just 4 months and he is suffering from chronic active colitis. Will there be a permanent recovery for this problem?

[@cocacolagrl100]

This is a lifelong disease. There are treatments to make it manageable but it will not go away. I found out I have this and now I have to do an enema..seems to be working well.

[@lanawiseman363]

If he was vaccinated it's probably caused from that. I got it after the hpv vax

[@Draugluin999]

I got a colitis infection in march of 2013 it disrupted my gut flora and now my stomach hasn't been the same i don't think i have ulcerative colitis because my intestines show no inflammation it seems like it threw things off track because i get the symptom's still

[@Rob-xi1ig]

What symptoms do you get pls mate

[@Draugluin999]

100% constipation also flare ups of pain every month or so some flare ups are mild some hurt like hell it has ruined my life and makes work difficult @@Rob-xi1ig

[@Draugluin999]

chronic constipation also with painful flare ups some are bad some i can tolerate mucus discharge it sucks@@Rob-xi1ig

[@tammygooding5517]

ive got an ulcer out side the stomach

[@centralprocessingunit4988]

if you want to fix your colon dont go to doctors. do a five day dry fast. all inflammation will go away. i never tried five day fast but ive managed with much less than five days. but five days fast will definitely do even better than less than five days.

[@pgpc6448]

Stress can create colitis…take a yoga type class and you’ll see colitis will end.

[@Tysonbax]

Flare Step 1: Carnivore Diet - until symptoms are gone for a week to ensure additional healing. While doing this make sure you're having water that has no bpa in it, or any tap water at all. When you've healed, you want to add blueberries or something you're tolerant of with very low amounts of Insoluble fiber, you want to have some kefir preferably Coconut. Slowly add one by one other foods such as betroot, carrots, etc. While ensuring you cook them very thoroughly to make them soft and easier to digest. Step 2: Try to get some soluble fibers into your diet one at a time to test your tolerance, and keep moving forward. Long term use of meat consumption has been shown to lead to the disease in the first place, so be mindful carnivore is a tool, and not a long term solution.

[@thisismelzz518]

Do people with ulcerative colitis have abdominal pain all the time?

[@oneofmany4923]

No most of the time I didn’t actually have pain the doctors said that was unusual but no not all the time there are sometimes when it is worse and of course all the cases can be different some might suffer worse pain more often and so forth

[@bishalsarkar8102]

hey are you doing ok now??

[@bishalsarkar8102]

​@@oneofmany4923u had uc?? if u had did you have eye inflammationmm

[@jacobm5521]

Does anyone else with these symptoms have joint pain or psoriasis? Or just me.

[@aayeshasingh591]

I am 16 and diagnosed with this m very very scared whyyyy just whyyyyyyyy

[@brianswathey]

You poor thing 😢 How are you doing now?

[@parvinmuseyibova8743]

How are you doing now? I pray you feel well very soon.

[@azharthecarguy2630]

Has anyone cure ulcerative colitis completely?.. I know there is no cure for instance but.....

[@nathanielmills4678]

Only the complete removal of the colon is considered a cure (total colectomy). I had a subtotal colectomy which means I kept the rectum which can also become inflamed even after surgery. However I don't have a stoma bag.

[@bishalsarkar8102]

are you ok now??

[@HeyGuy4321]

poor shinzo abe.

[@interfuze9470]

Dang my bros only 15 years old and he has this symptoms. He gotta take medication but recently medication isn’t helping so he’s now gotta get needle injection.

[@oneofmany4923]

I got diagnosed with Ulcerated Colitis when I was 12 years old some long years going to have problems my whole life but I have had ups and downs sometimes better sometimes worse

[@interfuze9470]

@@oneofmany4923 I think he’s been taking medication but he bleeding stopped

[@oneofmany4923]

@@interfuze9470 that is good my Uc hasn’t responded really well with a medicine yet so they keep putting me on different medicine even if I got a surgery which would remove my colon which has the Uc therefore technically removing my Uc I would still have some inflammation left behind and would still have to check in with doctors

[@sassi7966]

Does only two colon ulcers mean I have ulcerative colitis?

[@saranabil8229]

❤❤❤❤

[@andrewblack2168]

Sooo, you're not even going to mention that fasting is the best treatment, huh? 🧐

[@yaryar1976]

Now I’m wondering if my toilet tissue is contaminated with chemicals that might be a threat. For sure,I’m throwing away my wife’s fragrant wet wipes. We’ve both been through cancer and can’t take any chances.

[@bellakrinkle9381]

Not likely! See a Doctor, please.

[@yaryar1976]

@@bellakrinkle9381 we’re fine. Just don’t want to expose ourselves to anything that may be hiding a danger

[@theEsperantist]

Hookworms put both my celiac disease and ulcerative colitis into full remission.

[@Skyehye3113]

It’s so horrible I actually found out I had it because I couldn’t bottom anymore (have anal sex) and over time it’s gotten way worse than that like going to the bathroom 2-4 times an hour

[@BabyMaharaja0]

what did you do to treat it? any medication?

[@Skyehye3113]

@@BabyMaharaja0 hey so not long after I posted that comment I ended up in hospital with a C diff infection as I almost lost my colon to my ulcerative colitis they had to put me on steriods which was AWFUL cos they made me super depressed they did the job tho, honestly before you get to that point ask for mesalsine and just avoid red meat dairy fried foods etc

[@BabyMaharaja0]

@Skyehye3113 I do use mesalamine almost daily and it worked well for a few years but now once a week for the past 3 weeks I get bad abdominal pain, cramping and constipation that usually last for 3-4 hours. The only thing that helps is massaging my stomach when that happens

[@Skyehye3113]

@@BabyMaharaja0 omg I’m so sorry I would reccomend you call the gastronomy department at the hospital that you usually work with

[@rallyworld3417]

Removal of Colin removes disease ..lol

[@sarahconner9433]

Your wise

[@edwardkennedy9919]

Eat real food people.

[@bishalsarkar8102]

u had uc??

[@edwardkennedy9919]

@@bishalsarkar8102 yes for 18 years

[@bishalsarkar8102]

omg ig i started having this..im having diarrhea since 1 week or maybe no

[@sukhdeepgrewal3004]

@@edwardkennedy9919I have uc what are your recommendations

[@elinoreberkley1643]

sounds like a homosexual.

[@worlddemize]

covid vaccine

[@alexcarino3274]

This joke got old quick get over it go out more stop wearing a mask

[@zzbug17]

hahahaha. i have severe ulcerative colitis. 😁

[@edkennedy6120]

i have had uc for over 10 years , i have cut out sugar and i believe it has helped me big time

[@robertjuh]

also sugars from fruits?

[@DanaJomaa]

Thank you

[@mjrose8881]

Just recently got diagnosed with this. Worse pain of it is the rectum in my opinion. Thank you for helping me understand more

[@CTHESI]

Do you have any reoccurring issues to this day?

[@gursahibsingh9496]

Never stop making videos ... Really valuable... 👍

[@sheisasurgeon]

Indeed your videos are easy to understand things, but more details could be added to help us medical students too (not only patients) Thank you so much :)

[@sabo86]

Very informative and easily understandable. Great video!

[@hwrz6958]

i have an exam tomorrow which includes this and CD! Thank you so much for making it seem so simple!

[@analyssasosa2737]

Made just in time for finals! Thank you!

[@DavidHindin]

You guys always have such fantastic content. And totally relevant for me today - I'm taking my SAGES FES skills exam tomorrow (skills test that all surgeons must pass in order to be credentialed for colonoscopy and upper endoscopy 😊). Rock on, Osmosis crew!

[@sinceregerald4003]

dont know if you guys gives a damn but if you're stoned like me during the covid times you can watch all of the new series on instaflixxer. Have been streaming with my girlfriend recently xD

[@patrickadonis7930]

@Sincere Gerald yea, been watching on InstaFlixxer for years myself :D

[@lucilleyoung5972]

I am so low and depressed/worried about this as a vegetarian

[@sulaimanabdullahi7247]

I will never forget the day i came across Dr Igho KZbin channel, I will always keep it memorable, thank you doctor for helping me cure my Cancer with your super herbs, because of you, I feel more alive, and advice you too help yourself Also, Dr igho is a Godsent

[@renwickhumphrey9498]

I've found that turmeric and ginger helps a lot. Force Factor is the brand I use for my flare ups from diverticulitis

[@osmosis]

Hi Everyone! We've updated this video to add a few sections and clean up the audio.

[@Potenti4lz]

Didn't know that was possible on KZbin! :o New feature?

[@ghadaalhabshi7964]

ur videos have been really helpful for me ..I can't thank you enough

[@vasupriya298]

Thank you for the video, I have exam next week, you explained it clearly.

[@tejaskhedkar4104]

Really helpful ...pls never stop making videos 👍👍

[@samphonnetgamgee5625]

Thank you for your great work!

[@standlil8445]

Always here to get idea of topics... U rock omosis !!

[@mahoulo612]

please do a video on the ehlers danlos syndromes!

[@sassycraftysagittarius.]

Are you guys going to do one on gastritis?

[@satwikg789]

Should include more histopathological features, as it more diagnostic feature and used to distinguish between crohns

[@stillleaf4494]

I am lucky that I only have ulcerative colitis. Crohns seems worse. And I am blessed that it isn’t as bad as other people’s ulcerative colitis

[@mehwishbatool7843]

Which symptoms you are facing

[@stillleaf4494]

@@mehwishbatool7843 Blood in stool and stomach pain. Generally my medication keeps it in check.

[@Garcia90026]

i also too have this disease, i am on medication to control the inflammation, when I don't take it I have a blood in stool but when on it comes out more solid form but not normal almost like diarrhea. anybody else have similarities?

[@sirfitz8125]

@@stillleaf4494 Hi there, my father is in the hospital because of this...I haven't a clue the severity yet. I am hoping you see this comment and reply...What medication were you prescribe?

[@stillleaf4494]

@@sirfitz8125 so since this condition is is an auto immune condition (your own immune system attacks it’s self) generally doctors will give immuno suppressants and anti inflammatory. So for me since it was severe when it was diagnosed they gave me steroids for a few weeks which is a powerful immunosuppressant suppress t and also gave Azathioprine which I believe is slightly weaker. They take you off Steroids and observed me with Azathioprine and also Sulfazalizine which was my anti inflammatory I think but correct me if I am wrong. I think they can also give mezalizine instead of sulfazalizine. I think after another colonoscopy they said they are gonna try and take me off my Azathioprine and just let me stick with mezalizine instead. It seemed that sulfazalizine wasn’t working. And atm I am taking just mezalizine. Hope that helps

[@Authortheadora]

This was perfect. It's everything I've Been Told. But the way you showed it makes sense. Whereas before I did not understand it. I was diagnosed for Crohn's at first and that was an error. I am now on the Sulfasalazine. Best med! My rheumatologist said the colon probably cause my lupus. I now have fibromyalgia and RA.

[@nathanielmills4678]

Fibromyalgia seems awful too. Do you suffer from anxiety with it? I just have Ulcerative Colitis which is bad enough.

[@laceymakayla]

Thank you for uploading this. I love learning stuff about the human body and the diseases. This one in particular because my boyfriend was diagnosed with it a few years ago so I always like learnng about it.

[@LaylaDoesStuff]

Same with me!! I always pray for him because he's hurting every day, and I can imagine how much pain that causes! Learning more about it definitely helps to understand what they're going through :') happy to see that you too are interested in knowing this

[@pricillabeltran7019]

Oh man same ! Praying for everyone being diagnosed by this my boyfriend was just diagnosed 🙏🏻🥺

[@user-rh4lv8mf8j]

Thanks for this video! A good friend of mine has UC and I wanted to know more about it.

[@justsinexo]

You’re a good friend

[@anithaanilkumar3205]

Plz try to include histological aspects too other wise its simply superc👌🏻👌🏻😍😍🥰🥰

[@charmishgoswami6401]

Plz make video on gastritis

[@Umarfarooq33560]

osmosis which software do you use to make such awesome videos

[@tariqahmad2206]

this is so satasfiying

[@waseemkhan-py7gn]

Plz one video for "GERD". ..

[@RajeshKumar-fs2zo]

Please add a slide of nursing diagnosis or ncp of this topic