Ulcerative colitis, pregnancy, prenatal expression and breastfeeding.

I have been encouraged to share my breastfeeding experience, and in doing so I hope that it might help those in similar circumstances to make decisions, and also be of interest to health professionals working in lactation. I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis at 28 years of age. The chronic inflammation of the colon is manifested by abdominal pain, painful diarrhea (sometimes with blood and mucous), weight loss and tiredness.