Iyini i-Ulcerative Colitis?

I-ulcerative colitis iwuhlobo lwesifo sokuvuvukala kwesisu esithinta upopopo kuphela.

Idala ukuvuvukala kwezingqimba ezingaphezulu zikapopopo kuya ezingeni elithile okudala i-“colitis”, noma ukuvuvukala kukapopopo. I-ulcerative colitis ingahlasela kuphela indunu (i-proctitis) noma upopopo wonke (wonke noma i-pancolitis. Uhudo, kanye negazi namafinyila endleni, nobuhlungu besisu kuyizimpawu ezivame kakhulu ze-ulcerative colitis.