Depression and anxiety are common paralleling symptoms in patients with Ulcerative Colitis (UC) and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) [1]. Often, the mental symptoms precede the physical symptoms in patients with UC by about a year [1]. The reverse is generally true of IBD, with depression or anxiety following the actual physical disease [1]. Whether the mental symptoms follow or precede the physical disease, the connection is shown in both clinical and research settings.
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