Jefferson Logo

July 12, 2011

About July 12, 2011

Information

Jefferson Gastroenterologist Quoted in Health.com Article About Ulcerative Colitis

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic condition of the large intestine or colon and can be caused by environmental factors, your immune system or genetic factors.

A Health.com article highlights eight famous people with ulcerative colitis and how they manage the condition.

"For most of us, we can keep this under control; this is not a diagnosis which you think, 'My life has ended,'" says Jefferson gastroenterologist Cuckoo Choudhary, MD, in the article.

Read the full "8 Famous People With Ulcerative Colitis" article.

Publication: Health.com
Published: 7/12/2011