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...While there are treatments and surgical interventions available that can treat the symptoms of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) like Crohn’s disease (CD)...

...Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, is more common in adults than children. Nevertheless, between 5% and 25%...

...Toxic megacolon is a severe, life-threatening complication of Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, the two major forms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). When...

...Your liver plays many important roles, including: There are special considerations for people who have overlapping inflammatory bowel disease and liver disease...

...Bile is a fluid that helps you to digest fat. The liver produces bile, which is stored in the gallbladder. Bile is...

...Osteoporosis is a condition that makes your bones weaker and more likely to break. There is a link between having inflammatory bowel...

...If you have anemia, your blood does not carry enough oxygen throughout your body. In people with inflammatory bowel disease, anemia is...

...Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in the United States and the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths. Less than...

...Malnutrition occurs when you do not get enough of 1 or more nutrients that your body needs to thrive. There are many...

...Inflammatory bowel diseases like Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis can cause complications to the tissue around the anus, like anal fissures. An...

...Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) causes ongoing (chronic) inflammation. This damages the walls of your intestine. Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis (UC) are...

...A fistula is an abnormal connection between an organ and another structure. Fistulas develop when an organ becomes inflamed or injured. They...

...A potential complication of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an abscess. An abscess is a collection of pus. Abscesses form when inflammation...

...Blockages (obstructions) within the digestive tract are a common complication of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Two causes of blockage in people with...

...Inflammation is a key feature of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The two main forms of IBD are Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis...

...Crohn’s disease is an inflammatory disease of the digestive tract. For most people, inflammation is the only feature of Crohn’s disease at...

...Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis are the most common forms of inflammatory bowel disease. However, there are several other diseases that cause...

...Crohn’s disease is 1 of the 2 main types of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Crohn’s is a chronic condition in which inflammation...

...Ulcerative colitis is a chronic (long-term) inflammatory disease. It affects some or all of the large intestine, also known as your colon...

...Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) causes long-term inflammation in the digestive tract. Your digestive tract runs from your mouth to your anus. There...