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Ulcerative colitis and urgency: What you can do about it

ON THIS PAGEWhy Urgency Happens in UCSolutions for UC UrgencyWhen Urgency Is a Bigger ProblemMore than80 percent of people with ulcerative colitis (UC) experience bowel urgency that overwhelming, need ...

Should Poop Float or Sink?

Gastroenterologists share what your stool’s buoyancy can reveal about your digestion, diet, and overall health.
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What Does Poop Look Like During an Ulcerative Colitis Flare?

For most people, talking about poop is uncomfortable, but if you live with ulcerative colitis (UC), a form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), it’s unavoidable — and it’s a crucial part of disease ...
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What your poop says about your health (and why you should actually look at it)

Your poop is basically a daily health report, and the clues are all there, shape, colour, smell, consistency, and how often you go. Paying attention without spiralling into panic is the sweet spot: ...
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Lilly's Omvoh (mirikizumab-mrkz) demonstrated early and sustained improvement in bowel urgency outcomes for patients with ulcerative colitis

Phase 3b LUCENT-URGE is the first study in inflammatory bowel disease to assess bowel urgency across three measures — severity, frequency and stool deferral time — reflecting the spectrum of its ...

Do you need to poop right after eating? Florida gastroenterologist explains why this happens and how you can manage it

Dashing to the bathroom right after meals might feel like the food passed right through you in seconds. However, Dr Salhab notes that something else is at play.