Ulcerative Colitis

Thus, a gentleman from Yorkshire describes how, soon after quitting 20 years ago, he developed the abdominal pain and bloody diarrhoea of colitis.

The stress of it all sent him back to smoking "and two days after my first pack it disappeared completely''.

He carried on smoking for another 17 years before packing it in again - when his symptoms promptly returned.

Now, thanks to his family doctor's collusion and a regular supply of nicotine patches, he remains well.james.lefanu@telegraph.co.uk Previous story: Trust me, I'm a junior doctor: 'nutters' aren't all axe-wielding maniacs - they are far more scar Next story: Doctor's diary: keeping thing in perspective © Copyright of Telegraph Group Limited 2006.

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