Crohn's and colitis
Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are known as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Crohn's disease causes inflammation of the full thickness of the intestine involving any part of the digestive tract from the mouth to the anus. Ulcerative ... [... more]
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Andrew Gaeddert
Irritable bowel syndrome, Crohn's disease, colitis, hepatitis, heartburn-these are only a few of the gastrointestinal disorders that affect tens of millions of Americans. Despite their prevalence, these conditions have proven difficult to treat ... [... more]
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Collagenous colitis
Collagenous colitis is inflammation of the colon, the last portion of the digestive tract that ends at the rectum and anus. The most common symptom is chronic watery, non-bloody diarrhoea. Collagenous colitis is sometimes called microscopic ... [... more]
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Crohn's and colitis - complications
Since IBD targets the digestive tract, common symptoms include abdominal pain, diarrhoea, nausea and weight loss. A person with IBD has to pay close attention to diet, since malnutrition is a real possibility. Other complications of the digestive ... [... more]
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Crohn's and colitis - dietary considerations
Food is broken down by mechanical and chemical means, in the mouth and stomach. When the food has reached a pulp-like consistency, it is slowly released into the first part of the small intestine (ileum). The food is then massaged along the ... [... more]
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