If you have ulcerative colitis, it’s a good idea to talk to your partner about your condition and how it affects you. Symptoms may get in the way of plans or make you need to leave events suddenly. They may cause you to spend important events in the bathroom, or they may also affect your sex life.
In this video, learn tips for opening up to your partner about how ulcerative colitis 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.
References
Crohn's & Colitis UK. (2022). Sexual relationships and IBD.
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. (2020). Symptoms & causes of ulcerative colitis.
Peppercorn, M. A., et al. (2023). Clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and prognosis of ulcerative colitis in adults. UpToDate.
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