Your calorie needs are about 1,800 calories a day. These are the USDA guidelines for your daily recommended amount of each food group.

Your calorie needs are about 1,600 calories a day. Here are the USDA guidelines for your daily recommended amount of each food group.

Your calorie needs are about 1,400 calories a day. These are the USDA guidelines for your daily recommended amount of each food group.

Your calorie needs are about 1,200 calories a day. These are the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) guidelines for your daily recommended amount of each food group.

Your calorie needs are about 1,000 calories a day. These are the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) guidelines for your daily recommended amount of each food group.

Your doctor may give you medicine to help control your ulcerative colitis. Learn more about these medicines.

You can lead a full life even if you have ulcerative colitis. Focus on keeping your symptoms under control with diet, exercise, and stress relief. And don't let this disease isolate you. Read on to learn more.

After an ileostomy, stool is collected in a pouch. This pouch attaches to your body around the hole (stoma). Read on to learn about the different kinds of pouches.

You don't have to eat a special diet just because you've had an ileostomy. Most foods, chewed well and eaten slowly, won't give you problems, unless they did before. But you may need to be more aware of foods that make your stool more watery than normal and foods that cause gas or odor. You also need plenty of fluids and vitamins.

Your doctor will use your past health history, a physical exam, and certain tests to diagnose COPD.