UC Disease Severity: Whether a patient's disease is characterized as "mild," "moderate," "severe," or "fulminant" is determined by a patient's symptoms and by laboratory tests and specialized procedures that enable a doctor to look directly at the gastrointestinal (GI) tract.
- Mild Disease—signs and symptoms may include fewer than four bowel movements daily, with or without blood
- Moderate Disease—signs and symptoms may include more than four bowel movements daily, low-grade fever and sometimes anemia (a condition that can cause weakness, pale skin, and general tiredness)
- Severe Disease—signs and symptoms may include more than six bloody bowel movements daily, fever, rapid heart rate and anemia
- Fulminant Disease—signs and symptoms may include more than 10 bowel movements daily, continuous rectal bleeding, fever, rapid heart rate, anemia, abdominal tenderness and bloating
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