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A drug given to multiple sclerosis patients could be used to ease the pain of severe bowel disease.In a trial, patients with ulcerative colitis, which causes damage inside the gut, were given the pills and within a year a third were free…

Many people worldwide suffer from a chronic type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) called ulcerative colitis (UC), which is characterized by erosions and ulcers within the mucous membrane of the colon (large intestine). It was understood…

Patients with severe bowel disease could benefit from a new drug that can eliminate their distressing symptoms within just three months.Once-a-day tablet etrasimod treats the condition ulcerative colitis by binding to immune cells and…

Sufferers of the debilitating bowel disease ulcerative colitis could soon benefit from a breakthrough jab originally designed to treat the skin problem psoriasis.A major trial has shown that regular injections of mirikizumab eradicated…

Ulcerative colitis is a long-term condition where the colon and rectum become inflamed.The colon is the large intestine (bowel) and the rectum is the end of the bowel where stools are stored.Small ulcers can develop on the colon's lining,…