Symptoms of Ulcerative colitis

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The symptoms can vary a great deal according to the extent of the disease. The most common symptoms are:

Abdominal pain
Bloody diarrhoea with mucus.

There may also be

Tiredness and fatigue
Loss of appetite and weight loss
Rectal bleeding/ anaemia
Fever Loss of body fluids and nutrients
Constant desire to empty the bowels (known as tenesmus);

Many people have periods where there are few or no symptoms. The severity of attacks varies depending on how much of the colon is affected Some people will only have mild symptoms, while others will more severe attacks with acute abdominal cramps, high fever, and frequent bloody diarrhoea. Sometimes attacks can be so severe that they cause exhaustion and dehydration.