Colitis patients diagnosed later in life tend to have better disease outcomes

Adults diagnosed with ulcerative colitis after age 50 are more likely to achieve remission from their symptoms than patients diagnosed at younger ages, even when those patients receive similar treatments, according to new research. The study is the first to look at patients whose colitis was treated with modern medications. Nearly 1 million US adults have ulcerative colitis.

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