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What causes ulcerative colitis? is it contagious?
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No: It is not contagious but may run in families. There are numerous theories as to the causation, but no real consistency from one patient to the next.
Answered 4/29/2021
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Autoimmune: Uc or ulcerative colitis is an autoimmune disorder which typically responds to steroids and other immune modulators as imuran (azathioprine). It is not contagious. Complete proctocolectomy with ilioanal j-pouch pull-through "cures" the disease, though backwash ileitis is a common finding on colonoscopy...
Answered 5/16/2013
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