The following is a list of notable people diagnosed with ulcerative colitis.
Name | Notability | Reference |
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Shinzō Abe | Prime Minister of Japan (2006–2007 and 2012–2020) | [1] |
Casey Abrams | American musician | [2] |
Sunny Anderson | TV and radio show personality, food caterer | [3] |
Rolf Benirschke | American football player | [4] |
Amy Brenneman | American actress | [5] |
Henryk Broder | Polish born German author and TV personality | [6] |
Marvin P. Bush | Son of George H. W. Bush | [7] |
Rashad Butler | American football player | [8] |
Apsley Cherry-Garrard | British polar explorer | [9] |
Shayne Corson | Canadian hockey player | [10] |
Jake Diekman | American baseball pitcher | [11] |
Jack Fitzwater | English footballer | [12] |
Darren Fletcher | Scottish footballer | [13] |
Chris Gedney | American former NFL player | [7] |
Brian Austin Green | American Actor | [14] |
Hank Green | American YouTuber and entrepreneur | [15] |
Käärijä | Finnish rapper, pop star | [16] |
Gregory Itzin | American film and television actor | [17] |
Stewart Lee | English comedian | [18] |
Chuck Lorre | American television writer, director, producer and composer | [19] |
Erin Martin | American pop singer | [20] |
Michael Mauti | American football player, linebacker | [21] |
Josh Mierkalns | English cricketer | [22] |
Lewis Moody | English rugby union player | [23] |
David Moxom | American soccer player | [24] |
Chie Nakamura | Japanese voice actress | [25] |
Siobhan-Marie O'Connor | English competitive swimmer | [26] |
Johnny Pemberton | American actor | [27] [28] |
Adam Pettyjohn | American baseball player | [29] |
Fernando Pisani | Canadian hockey player | [30] |
Steve Redgrave | British rower | [31] |
Dan Reynolds | American musician | [32] |
Jerry Sadowitz | Scottish stand-up comic and magician | [33] |
Heath Slocum | American golfer | [34] |
Luke Smallbone | Australian-American singer/songwriter | [35] |
Tony Snow | American journalist, former White House press secretary | [36] |
Jason Somerville | American professional poker player | [37] |
Scott Speed | American race car driver | [38] |
Georges St-Pierre | Canadian mixed martial artist | [39] |
Paul Stewart | Scottish race car driver | [40] |
Aaron Swartz | American computer programmer and activist | [41] |
Jordan Sweeney | American musician | [42] |
Dajuan Wagner | American basketball player | [43] |
William Wilberforce | English politician | [44] [45] |
Ray Wilkins | English footballer | [46] |
Erik Wolpaw | American video game writer | [47] |
Hannah Witton | British YouTube personality | [48] |
Crohn's disease is a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that may affect any segment of the gastrointestinal tract. Symptoms often include abdominal pain, diarrhea, fever, abdominal distension, and weight loss. Complications outside of the gastrointestinal tract may include anemia, skin rashes, arthritis, inflammation of the eye, and fatigue. The skin rashes may be due to infections as well as pyoderma gangrenosum or erythema nodosum. Bowel obstruction may occur as a complication of chronic inflammation, and those with the disease are at greater risk of colon cancer and small bowel cancer.
Ulcerative colitis (UC) is one of the two types of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), with the other type being Crohn's disease. It is a long-term condition that results in inflammation and ulcers of the colon and rectum. The primary symptoms of active disease are abdominal pain and diarrhea mixed with blood (hematochezia). Weight loss, fever, and anemia may also occur. Often, symptoms come on slowly and can range from mild to severe. Symptoms typically occur intermittently with periods of no symptoms between flares. Complications may include abnormal dilation of the colon (megacolon), inflammation of the eye, joints, or liver, and colon cancer.
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Infliximab, a chimeric monoclonal antibody, sold under the brand name Remicade among others, is a medication used to treat a number of autoimmune diseases. This includes Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, and Behçet's disease. It is given by slow injection into a vein, typically at six- to eight-week intervals.
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Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a group of inflammatory conditions of the colon and small intestine, with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis (UC) being the principal types. Crohn's disease affects the small intestine and large intestine, as well as the mouth, esophagus, stomach and the anus, whereas UC primarily affects the colon and the rectum.
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Mesalazine, also known as mesalamine or 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA), is a medication used to treat inflammatory bowel disease, including ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. It is generally used for mildly to moderately severe disease. It is taken by mouth or rectally. The formulations which are taken by mouth appear to be similarly-effective.
Sulfasalazine, sold under the brand name Azulfidine among others, is a medication used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, ulcerative colitis, and Crohn's disease. It is considered by some to be a first-line treatment in rheumatoid arthritis. It is taken by mouth or can be administered rectally.
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Fecal microbiota transplant (FMT), also known as a stool transplant, is the process of transferring fecal bacteria and other microbes from a healthy individual into another individual. FMT is an effective treatment for Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI). For recurrent CDI, FMT is more effective than vancomycin alone, and may improve the outcome after the first index infection.
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