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Inflammatory Bowel Disease |
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) |
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In medicine, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a group of inflammatory conditions of the large intestine and, in some cases, the small intestine. It should not be confused with IBS, irritable bowel syndrome, which is an inconvenient yet more innocent disease. Forms The main forms of IBD are Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis (UC). Accounting for far fewer cases are other forms of IBD: Collagenous colitis Lymphocytic colitis Ischaemic colitis Diversion colitis Behçet's syndrome In ...
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Inflammatory Bowel Disease Articles
- Facts and Fallacies About Digestive Diseases
... The digestive system Researchers have only recently begun to understand the many, often complex diseases that affect the digestive system. Accordingly, people are gradually replacing folklore, old wiv... - Preguntas Frecuentes acerca de la Enfermedad Inflamatoria Intestinal
... La IBD afecta a millones de personas en todo el mundo, pero es más común en personas que viven en regiones más alejadas del ecuador (como América del Norte, Europa y Australia). Estimaciones que datan... - Ulcerative Colitis
... Ulcerative colitis is a disease that causes inflammation and sores, called ulcers, in the lining of the large intestine. The inflammation usually occurs in the rectum and lower part of the colon, but ...
Resources
- (National Women's Health Information Center, OWH, HHS)
- Dietary Management: IBD (Cleveland Clinic)
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