[header] How to identify ulcerative colitis symptoms [title] Tell your doctor if you are experiencing ongoing diarrhea. [step] Diarrhea is when you have three or more loose, watery stools daily. If you are experiencing diarrhea for longer than a few days-and particularly if your diarrhea has blood or pus in it-it may be a sign of ulcerative colitis. 
[substeps] The diarrhea in ulcerative colitis may also be severe enough to wake you from sleep with the need to defecate. [title] Take note of abdominal pain and/or cramps.