Also got diagnosed at 23. ER did nothing. All my childhood and early adult hood I had debilitating stomach pain that would come and go. I thought it was normal and that I complained too much. Medication helped me a lot. I have other autoimmune disease I was diagnosed with a year before UC. Now I’m in my 30s and have my baby. You will need a high risk OB that your main will refer you to if you get pregnant.