INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE
INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a collective term for persistent disorders that affect the small intestine or large intestine, or both. It causes symptoms such as recurrent or bloody diarrhea, abdominal pain, abdominal swelling, weight loss, and tiredness.
The most common types of IBD are Crohn’s disease (which can affect any part of the digestive tract but most commonly occurs in the last part of the small intestine or in the colon) and ulcerative colitis (which affects the colon and rectum)
Othere related diseases
CONSTIPATION
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CROHNS DISEASE
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DENTAL ABSCESS
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DIARRHEA
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ESOPHAGEAL CANCER
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ESOPHAGITIS
Esophagitis is inflammation of the lining of the esophagus. There are two main types: reflux and corrosive.
Reflux esophagitis is due to leaking of stomac...
FOOD POISONING
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GALLSTONES
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