Converse of object

• treat: Transdermal nicotine treatment Two randomized studies have tried to answer the obvious question - does nicotine help in treating ulcerative colitis?

• cause: These projects or aims include: ( a ) Do genetically distinct strains differ in their propensity to cause colitis or liver abscess?

• include: For many conditions, including colitis, eczema or psoriasis, we recommend drinking magnetized water.

• have: I have colitis which means I'm constantly running to the loo.

• call: IBD is an umbrella term doctors use for Crohn's disease and another illness called ulcerative colitis.

• develop: Severe cases can develop pseudomembranous colitis which may be fatal.

Preposition: for

• year: I had been plagued with ulcerative colitis for 4 years, and that cleared up completely.

Adjective modifier

• ulcerative: Smoking protects you against ulcerative colitis, renders you more liable to Crohn's?

• pseudomembranous: Severe cases can develop pseudomembranous colitis which may be fatal.

• amoebic: Alternatively, for reasons that remain unclear, E. histolytica trophozoites can invade the colonic epithelium, causing amoebic colitis.

• antibiotic-associated: In cases of suspected or verified antibiotic-associated colitis, discontinuation of linezolid may be warranted.

• haemorrhagic: E. coli O157:H7 has recently been associated with sporadic outbreaks of haemorrhagic colitis.

• mucous: Other names for IBS Some old-fashioned names for IBS are still in use: irritable colon spastic colon mucous colitis.

Modifies a noun

• patient: The levels of a specific type of friendly bacteria were 30 times less in colitis patients than in healthy people.

• symptom: How can I tell the difference between my colitis symptoms and cancer symptoms?