Ulcerative Colitis Disease Activity

Ulcerative Colitis Disease Activity

• Remission
• Periods when inflammation is controlled
• No symptoms
• Occurs spontaneously or after medical and/or surgical intervention

Mild Ulcerative Colitis

• Less than 4 stools per day with or without small amounts of blood
• Mild, crampy abdominal pain
• Sense of incomplete emptying after a bowel movement
• Periods of constipation

Moderate Ulcerative Colitis

• Frequent (4 to 6 per day) loose, bloody stools
• Moderate abdominal pain
• None or minimal symptoms, such as fever or weight loss

Severe Ulcerative Colitis

• Frequents, loose bloody stools (more than or equal to 6)
• Severe cramps, high fever, weight loss

Fulminant Ulcerative Colitis

• Bloody stool frequency more than or equal to 10 per day with urgency
• High fever, severe cramps, abdominal distention