Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic idiopathic inflammatory bowel disorder of the colon that
causes continuous mucosal inflammation extending from the rectum to the more proximal …

1.2. Definitions Ulcerative colitis [UC] is a chronic inflammatory condition that causes
continuous mucosal inflammation of the colon, usually without granulomas on biopsy. It …

IBD, comprising Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, is a chronic immunologically
mediated disease at the intersection of complex interactions between genetics, environment …

In the West, the incidence and prevalence of inflammatory bowel diseases has increased in
the past 50 years, up to 8–14/100,000 and 120–200/100,000 persons, respectively, for …

Ulcerative colitis is a lifelong disease arising from an interaction between genetic and
environmental factors, observed predominantly in the developed countries of the world. The …

The changing epidemiology of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) across time and
geography suggests that environmental factors play a major role in modifying disease …

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic and life-long disease characterized by
gastrointestinal tract inflammation. It is caused by the interplay of the host's genetic …

Objective The rising incidence of inflammatory bowel disease in Asia supports the
importance of environmental risk factors in disease aetiology. This prospective population …

Although the incidence and prevalence of ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease are
beginning to stabilize in high-incidence areas such as northern Europe and North America …

Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are idiopathic inflammatory bowel disorders. In this
paper, we discuss how environmental factors (eg, geography, cigarette smoking, sanitation …