doctors use a wide variety of tests in diagnosing and monitoring inflammatory bowel diseases. a variety of imaging tests including colonoscopies are performed to assess the bowels. biopsies are sometimes taken to look at cells in the lining of the intestines. blood tests are used to detect nutritional deficiencies and anemia a common side effect of ulcerative colitis. stool specimens can detect infections in the intestines.
what tests are used to monitor ulcerative colitis?