- It is a chronic disease of unknown cause affecting large bowel.
- Less common in India as compared to western countries.
- People of all ages can get this disease.
- Course of the disease is relapsing and remitting.
- Patient suffers from bloody diarrhea with passage of mucus specially at night.
- Other common features are :
- Malaise, Lassitude
- Recurrent ulcers of mouth
- Anemia
- Weight loss
- Ulcers in anus
