Inflammatory bowel disease refers to two different but related diseases.
Ulcerative colitis and Crohns disease are incurable chronic diseases of the intestinal tract. The two diseases are often grouped together as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) because of their similar symptoms. As many as four million people (including one million Americans, 23,000 Australians, and 250,000 Canadians) worldwide suffer from a form IBD.
Crohns disease can affect the small and large intestine as well as other organs in the digestive tract. Unlike ulcerative colitis, which only affects the inner layer, Crohns disease commonly involves all layers of the intestinal wall.
Ulcerative colitis, affects the inner lining of the large intestine (colon) and rectum. The disease does not affect the small intestine.
The most common symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome are gas, a bloated feeling, abdominal pain or cramping, mucus in the stool, diarrhea and constipation (sometimes alternating between the two).
Symptoms of bowel diseases: (symptoms can vary based on the disease)
Intestines are inflamed (swollen and red), Weight Loss, Bloody Diarrhea, Fever, Stomach or abdominal Cramps, Intestinal bleeding (dark or bright red blood-without stool, the color of the blood depends on the location of the colon that the blood is coming from), Bloating, Gas, Vomiting, Acid Reflux/Heartburn (at times), Fatigue, Pain, sometimes headaches, sometimes tightness between the shoulders, sometimes constipations (at least in the beginning), Bowell Obstruction
The following symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) may be present. like-
Some of the signs of inflammatory disease includes abdominal cramps and pain, bloody diarrhea and fever. Other possible signs of inflammatory bowel disease can be weight loss and anemia.
Signs and symptoms of ulcerative colitis include inflammation and pain in the colon as well as diarrhea. This disease can occur an anyone regardless of age.
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
Probs not IBD but more peptic ulceration
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