"Colitis" means inflamed colon. Anything ending in -itis means inflammation. My daughter has "Indeterminate Colitis," as her IBD is all colon, but more likely Crohn's type, as skip lesions.
"Colitis" is not IBS: they have no inflammation, so whoever is getting *that* mixed up is REALLY misinformed
Ulcerative, well... We *do* have ulcers in the colon. It's true!
Its actually pretty appropriately named, really. I don't really feel so harshly about the name, but I'm a nurse. To me, it's very descriptive, actually. ��
But you're allowed to hate it.
I often just say I have inflammatory bowel disease, because I have a murky new dx anyway; it's just easier.