I am a 56-year-old woman with a 20-year history of ulcerative colitis. I also happen to be diabetic. My new doctor has been pushing aspirin therapy. His philosophy is that no one ever died from a flare-up of ulcerative colitis but plenty of women have died from heart attacks and strokes. My gastroenterologist, who has treated me for more than 20 years, feels that I should consider aspirin if and when there are signs that I would benefit from it and not to risk having problems with my colitis. I am in a real quandary.