This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: G.I.T, Subject name: Surgery
Inflammatory bowel disease found in children 
Select and explain. 
A. Ulcerative colitis, B. Tropical sprue, C. Crohn's disease, D. Celiac disease
A: Ulcerative colitis
Answer: A: Ulcerative colitis 
Explanation: .ULCERATIVE COLITIS * It is an inflammatory condition of rectum and colon of unknown aetiology perhaps related to stress, westernized diet, autoimmune factor, familial tendency, allergic factor. * Disease commonly stas in the rectum, spreads proximally to the colon and often into the ileum as back wash ileitis (5%). * More common in females (2:1), begins in 3rd decade. Watery diarrhoea, mucus or blood stained discharge per rectum. * Colicky pain, spasms. * Decreased appetite and loss of weight. * Relapses and remissions at regular intervals. ref:SRB&;s manual of surgery,ed 3,pg no 824