UC affects a relatively small number of people-nearly 700,000 in the United States-compared with some other chronic conditions, like high blood pressure, which affects 65 million and diabetes, which affects about 20 million.
That doesn't make UC less important, but it does mean UC is less written about and talked about than more common conditions. In fact, many people first learn about UC when they or a friend or relative is diagnosed.
If you have been diagnosed with UC, you naturally want to learn as much about it as you can. In this section, you will have an opportunity to review some important basic facts about UC.
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