Anyone else in your family suffer from UC?

Hi, I ask this question because both myself and my brother have it (although he has now had surgery). He was diagnosed at the age of 25 and myself at 26. My gran also has it, diagnosed about age 35 and had active disease for 10 years then nothing until about 3 years ago when she had a flare and now takes asacol, she is now 86 and my cousin also has it she caught c-difficile 3 years ago and now has UC diagnosed at age 41. So my question is this are there others who have family members with the disease or is it just my family that have got a faulty gene.

 

My mom and my brother were both experiencing similar symptoms but when checked, my mother was diagnosed with IBS. They are still uncertain as to what my brother has, if anything.

My Mom had it, she got an ostomy 20 years ago.

My great grandmother had Uc or CD - not sure which since back then it didn't have a name. My mother had CD and I have UC. So I think it's herditary for the women in my family to have it.

Just one other person in my family... my aunt (father's sister).

My gram had uc back in the 60s. She had her colon removed

and went on to lead a very normal life.

I just wish the family had talked about it more.

Started Remicade in April. Have had my 2nd dose last week.

Prednisone 10mg

Just me. Although my family's from a village in India (I'm first generation American) and maybe someone did have it but just wasn't diagnosed.

my nephew has it.

My mother has it and my son-yet to be confermed.

No one else has it in my family.

no one but me.

My Aunt and my first cousin.

Hi Boardies,

Interesting question. It's one my GI asked me too.

I'm from a large family and 2 of the sisters have been diagnosed with UC. She's just coming off an ugly flare requiring her second round of steroids.

She's 8 years younger than I am and had a good run in remission without medication before it returned.

It just stinks how it ALWAYS comes back!

Rot Gut