Inflammatory Bowel Disease


Inflammatory Bowel Disease, also known as Ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease are two of the most common types of inflammatory bowel disease. Symptoms include diarrhea and bleeding during bowel movements. Younger patients are usually affected by this more than those who are older.

Ulcerative colitis is an inflammatory bowel disease that causes long-lasting inflammation and sores (ulcers) in the innermost lining of your large intestine (colon) and rectum.

Crohn’s disease is an IBD that cause inflammation of the lining of your digestive tract. In Crohn’s disease, inflammation often spreads deep into affected tissues. The inflammation can involve different areas of the digestive tract — the large intestine, small intestine or b