Ulcerative colitis symptoms can vary, depending on the severity of inflammation and where it occurs. Signs and symptoms may include:  Diarrhea, often with blood or pus Rectal bleeding — passing small amount of blood with stool Abdominal pain and cramping Rectal pain Urgency to defecate Inability to defecate despite urgency Weight loss Fatigue Fever In children, failure to grow  Most people with ulcerative colitis have mild to moderate symptoms. The course of ulcerative colitis may vary, with some people having long periods when it goes away. This is called remission. Types Health care providers often classify ulcerative colitis according to its location. Symptoms of each type often overlap. Types of ulcerative colitis include:  Ulcerative proctitis. Inflammation is confined to the area closest to the anus, also called the rectum. Rectal bleeding may be the only sign of the disease. Proctosigmoiditis. Inflammation involves the rectum and sigmoid colon — the lower end of the colon. Symptoms include bloody diarrhea, abdominal cramps and pain, and an inability to move the bowels despite the urge to do so. This is called tenesmus. Left-sided colitis. Inflammation extends from the rectum up through the sigmoid and descending portions of the colon. Symptoms include bloody diarrhea, abdominal cramping and pain on the left side, and urgency to defecate. Pancolitis. This type often affects the entire colon and causes bouts of bloody diarrhea that may be severe, abdominal cramps and pain, fatigue, and significant weight loss. 
ulcerative colitis symptoms can vary  depending severity inflammation occurs  signs symptoms may include:  diarrhea  blood pus rectal bleeding — passing small amount blood stool abdominal pain cramping rectal pain urgency defecate inability defecate urgency weight loss fatigue fever children  failure grow  people ulcerative colitis mild moderate symptoms  course ulcerative colitis may vary  people long periods goes away  called remission  types health care providers classify ulcerative colitis according location  symptoms type overlap  types ulcerative colitis include:  ulcerative proctitis  inflammation confined area closest anus  called rectum  rectal bleeding may only sign disease  proctosigmoiditis  inflammation involves rectum sigmoid colon — lower end colon  symptoms include bloody diarrhea  abdominal cramps pain  inability move bowels urge so  called tenesmus  left-sided colitis  inflammation extends rectum sigmoid descending portions colon  symptoms include bloody diarrhea  abdominal cramping pain left side  urgency defecate  pancolitis  type affects entire colon causes bouts bloody diarrhea may severe  abdominal cramps pain  fatigue  significant weight loss
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