Inflammatory Bowel Disease
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Inflammatory Bowel Disease Overview
The term inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) covers a group of disorders in which the intestines become inflamed (red and swollen),
probably as a result of an immune reaction of the body against its own intestinal tissue.
Two major types of IBD are described: ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD). As the name suggests, ulcerative colitis is limited to the colon (large intestine). Although Crohn's disease can involve any part of the gastrointestinal tract from the mouth to the anus, it most commonly affects the small intestine and/or the colon.
Both ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease usually run a waxing and waning course in the intensity and severity of illness. When there is severe inflammation, the disease is considered to be in an active stage, and the person experiences a flare-up of the condition. When the degree of inflammation is less (or absent), the person usually is without symptoms, and the disease is considered to be in remission.
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Crohn's Disease Overview
Crohn's disease is a chronic (slowly developing,
long-term) inflammation of the digestive tract. It can affect any part of
the digestive tract from the mouth to the anus but usually involves the terminal part of the small intestine, the beginning of the large intestine
(cecum), and the area around the anus. The inflammation causes uncomfortable and bothersome symptoms and may produce serious damage to the digestive tract.
Crohn's disease is sometimes called regional enteritis or ileitis. It and a similar condition called ulcerative colitis
are referred to together as inflammatory bowel diseases. These illnesses are known for their unpredictable flares and remissions.
The inflammation usually starts in one or more areas of the mucosa that lines the inside of the intestines.
- The disease may invade deeper tissues of the intestinal wall and spread to involve more areas of the b...
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Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an idiopathic disease, probably involving an immune reaction of the body to its own intestinal tract.
