I read there are a few people who were diagnosed with UC but no one in the family has it. To those who are like that, did you have environmental stress growing up? I am wondering if UC could also be linked with growing up in stressful situations.

For me I grew up in poverty with divorced parents. My father was a violent alcoholic and my mom was a drug addict. I never had food and had a number of nights where I starved. I started getting blood and severe symptoms when I was a teenager and then was diagnosed as an adult. No one in my family, including extended, have it.

I am wondering if growing up in extreme situations can cause our bodies to develop UC and if others had a tough childhood and was later diagnosed.

Obviously if you’re not comfortable then don’t share but I would be interesting to see if there is any sort of connection.