good question. i took accutane in high school and now as a 28 year old I've been diagnosed with IBS.
Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are two medical disorders that fall under the umbrella of "inflammatory bowel disease." A collection of intestinal conditions known as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
Inflammatory bowel disease may cause growth of polyps and pseudo-polyps
No. While patients of some inflammatory bowel diseases can be more susceptible to cancer it is not the same disease. Inflammatory disease is a chronic inflammation of the bowel. Cancer is unregulated cell growth anywhere in the body.
Cohn's Disease is a type of inflammatory bowel disease.
Timothy R. Orchard has written: 'Inflammatory bowel disease' -- subject(s): Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Atlases, Inflammatory bowel diseases
Gastroenterologist
Crohn disease
Stephen J. Bickston has written: 'Handbook of inflammatory bowel disease' -- subject(s): Inflammatory bowel diseases, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Handbooks, manuals
there is no cure, only treatment
Crohn's disease is an inflammatory bowel disease. The inflammation caused by Crohn's disease almost always spreads deep into the layers of affected bowel tissue.
When you have IBD, it's best to eat foods that are high in fiber and avoid greasy, fried foods. You can find information on what to eat for the inflammatory bowel diet at http://www.webmd.com/ibd-crohns-disease/eating-plan-for-inflammatory-bowel-disease and http://ibdcrohns.about.com/od/dietandnutrition/f/dietibd.htm
A study found that massage therapy can have a powerful effect upon psycho-emotional distress in persons suffering from chronic inflammatory bowel disease.