Snider has ulcerative colitis, a chronic autoimmune disease that causes inflammation and subsequent sores or ulcers in the lining of the colon which is also known as the large intestine. The condition is an inflammatory bowel disease and can cause stomach pain, bleeding and frequent, urgent bowel movements. While UC is limited to the colon, the other main inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn’s disease, can involve inflammation in any part of the gastrointestinal tract and result in similar symptoms – stomach cramps and pain, urgent and frequent diarrhoea, rectal bleeding and fatigue.
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