Endoscope view of the colon of a 23 year old male patient with ulcerative colitis, an inflammation and ulceration (pale areas) of the lining of the colon. This condition causes bloody diarrhoea and abdominal pain. Its cause is not known. Treatment may require removal of all or part of the colon (colectomy).

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