As a permanent resident, you are generally eligible for naturalization after five years. This is the most common way that people apply to become a U.S. citizen. To qualify, you must have lived in the U.S. continuously for the five years immediately preceding the date you file Form N-400, Application for Naturalization. The Immigration and Nationality Act (Title III, Chapter 2) details all of the citizenship requirements for a 5-year permanent resident.
The symptoms of ulcerative colitis may include: 1  Diarrhea or rectal urgency. 2  Rectal bleeding. 3  Belly pain, often described as cramping. 4  Constipation. Loss of appetite. 5  Fever. Weight 6  loss. Too few red blood cells (anemia).
Other gut diseases can have some of the same symptoms. Crohnâs disease causes inflammation, too, but it happens in other places in your digestive tract. Ulcerative colitis affects only your large intestine and only the inside lining. Irritable bowel syndrome has some of the same symptoms as UC, but it doesnât cause inflammation or ulcers.