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Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) actually describes 2 main conditions, Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, which both cause inflammation in the bowel. IBD is commonly confused with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), but they are quite different. These pages explain inflammatory bowel disease in more detail.
Ulcerative colitis
Ulcerative colitis is a bowel disease that causes inflammation and redness in the digestive tract. There is no cure, but treatment can help.
Crohn's disease
Crohn’s disease is an inflammatory bowel disease that causes painful swelling and redness inside the digestive tract.
Abdominal Surgery for Crohn's disease
Crohn’s disease causes inflammation of your bowel. Surgery is usually recommended if medication fails to improve your symptoms.
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Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) - MyDr.com.au
There are 2 forms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD): ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. Find out about the causes, symptoms and treatment.
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Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) | Irritable Bowel Syndrome
What is IBD?: Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is a term used to describe a group of conditions that cause chronic inflammation of the gut.
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Additional Problems Associated with Inflammatory Bowel Disease - IBD
Additional Problems Associated with Inflammatory Bowel Disease - IBD is primarily identified as being a disease of the digestive tract, it can be systemic
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Inflammatory Bowel diseases - Lab Tests Online AU
Inflammatory bowel diseases are chronic swelling and damage to tissues lining the intestinal tract.
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Smoking and IBD | Effect of Smoking on IBD | IBD Clinic
Smoking and IBD: The effect of smoking on IBD differs depending on whether you have Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis.
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Advice for adults with IBD | IBD Symptoms - IBDclinic.mindovergut.com
Advice for adults with IBD: IBD can cause significant disruption. The acute symptoms of active illness combined with the obligations of medical appointments
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Pharmacologic Treatment in IBD | IBD-related Complications
Pharmacologic Treatment in IBD: IBD can affect people in variety of ways, whether this be type of IBD location of inflammation, or IBD-related complications
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How IBD is Treated? or Treatment of IBD - IBDclinic.mindovergut.com
How IBD is Treated? or Treatment of IBD varies considerably depending on the person, their diagnosis, and the characteristics of their IBD
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Crohn's Disease
Crohn's Disease is an inflammatory bowel disease which causes inflammation in the small intestine.
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Pain and IBD | Common Symptoms of IBD - IBDclinic.mindovergut.com
Pain and IBD: Pain is one of most common symptoms of IBD, commonly reported when one first begins experiencing symptoms & when IBD relapses or worsens.
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Crohn's Disease | Ausmed
Crohn's disease is a chronic and lifelong gastrointestinal disorder that causes inflammation in the colon, rectum and GI tract. It’s one of the two most common forms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and commonly effects the ileum or colon that are most affected.
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