When your ulcerative colitis acts up on vacation, your plans might have to come to a halt. You may need to stay close to a bathroom, or symptoms like pain and fatigue may tempt you to just rest in the hotel room. Adults can usually sympathize, but it may be hard for your kids to understand your ulcerative colitis.
In this video, learn tips for talking to children of different ages about ulcerative colitis and how it affects you.
Maia Kayal, MD, MS, is an assistant professor in the Division of Gastroenterology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and The Susan and Leonard Feinstein Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2024). Ulcerative colitis basics.
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