Inflammatory Bowel Disease (cont.)
Medical Author:
William A Rowe, MD
Coauthor:
Shehnaz Shaikh, MD
Medical Editor:
Jonathan Adler, MD
Medical Editor:
Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD
Medical Editor:
BS Anand, MD
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When to Seek Medical CareQuestions to Ask the DoctorIf you have the above symptoms, a visit to your doctor is warranted. Although those symptoms can suggest that you may have inflammatory bowel disease, tests must first be performed to see if you do have IBD. The above symptoms are seen in several other disorders as well, and so the above symptoms alone do not necessarily mean that you have IBD. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a different disorder that may have symptoms similar to those of IBD. Next Page: Must Read Articles Related to Inflammatory Bowel Disease
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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.
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