Ulcerative Colitis
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What Complications Can Occur?
It is reassuring that most people with ulcerative colitis do just fine. They respond to medication and go about their lives as before with few problems. However, there are certain more serious things that can occur.- An attack may be very severe and sudden, requiring hospitalization, bowel rest and intravenous medications to get the disorder under control. It can even reach a point where the colon becomes very weak and dilated. This is a surgical emergency.
- Colon leakage or perforation – This complication is rare but serious. It results in peritonitis and requires surgery.
- Diseases of the liver and/or bile ducts – In a small group of people with ulcerative colitis, disorders of the liver and/or inflammation of the bile ducts can occur.
