Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Ulcerative Colitis

The term Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is a general name given to a few disorders that all fall under the category of inflamed intestines (they become red and swollen.) This is usually due to a reaction the body causes against its own intestinal tissue. The two most common types of Inflammatory Bowel Disease are Ulcerative Colitis (UC) and Crohn’s Disease (CD). Crohn’s disease can affect any part of the gastrointestinal tract; however, it more commonly affects the small intestine or colon. Inflammatory

[Author] [Nutrition and diet in inflammatory bowel disease] [Institution] [University] Nutrition and diet in inflammatory bowel disease Introduction Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a collective term used to describe two medical complications of digestive tract or gastro-intestinal tract, which are Crohn’s Disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is major disease affecting about 60 thousand people in Australia, about 1.4 million in United States (US) while

Introduction Ulcerative colitis is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease that usually onsets early in life. Characteristics of ulcerative colitis are inflammation, multiple ulcerations and shedding of colonic tissues. This disease usually begin in the rectum and spread proximally to the colon; affecting the colon’s mucosa and submucosa. The treatment for this disease usually requires surgery and/or a lifelong drug regimen. (Hinkle, J. L., Cheever, K. H., 2013) Epidemiology Inflammatory bowel disease affects

Inflammatory bowel disease is an autoimmune disease where an immune reaction of one’s own intestinal tract occurs. This immune reaction triggers an overexcited and sustained immune response which results in inflammation that causes extensive damage of the gastrointestinal tract. This disease is more common in Caucasians and the Ashkenazic Jewish origin than in other racial and ethnic subgroups, and the usual age of onset is between teenagers to mid-thirties. Inflammatory bowel disease can have a

Introduction: What is Ulcerative Colitis? Just from the name, you can guess that this disease concerns ulcers. But does this entail anything else? Let us find out in this article about the disease that still has its causes unverified by the world. Ulcerative Colitis (UC) is a disease/disorder of the Large intestine. It occurs in the colon and rectum areas only. When food passes through the Large Intestine, the body’s immune system may mistake the food materials, bacteria, etc as foreign invading

Inflammatory Bowel Disease involves chronic inflammation of all or part of your digestive tract. Inflammatory Bowel Disease of the most part consists of ulcerative colitis and crohn’s disease, both indicating diarrhea, pain, fatigue, and weight loss. Inflammatory Bowel Disease can cause someone’s strength to weaken, and also lead to life-threatening complications and illnesses. The proper care for patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease can either be medical and/or surgical. The medical approach

Inflammatory Bowel Disease 1. Describe the pathopysiology of the disease you have chosen – What is the spectrum of disease/pathology the disease? Is the disease characterized by inflammation, etc? Is it an infectious and/or chronic disease? If so what is the agent, its reservoir, mode of transmission etc. Inflammatory bowel disease is a chronic illness characterized by inflammation in the gastrointestinal tract (Wolf, CDC, Mayo clinic, health direct, NHS choices). Patients suffering from inflammatory

ULCERATIVE COLITIS : AN AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE Sneha Patel & Boskeyben Patel 1. Introduction 2. Causes 3. Mechanism 4. Sign & symptoms 5. Diagnosis & Risk factor 6. Treatment & medication 7. Conclusion INTRODUCTION: I What is ulcerative colitis? Ulcerative colitis is a chronic condition which is part of inflammatory bowel disease. It causes inflammation (swollen) in the GI tract. Usually swollen occurs in the large intestine (colon) and rectum. In this disease

Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is a chronic and relapsing gastrointestinal condition currently affecting a total of about 28 million people worldwide (cite). Although it is not considered a fatal condition, painful and disabling symptoms can have a profound detrimental effect on patients’ quality of life. Current understandings behind the etiology of IBD emphasize genetic predispositions to gastrointestinal immune system imbalances. However, pathophysiological understandings of IBD seem to be limited

Primary diagnosis: Inflammatory bowel disease. Secondary diagnosis: Depression, bipolar and related disorders. Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr The claimant was a 27-year-old woman. Alleged disability: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), ulcerative colitis, chronic pain and fatigue, anemia, anxiety, depression, and insomnia. Additionally, she had an ulcer and blood loss. She reported that the chronic pain worsened the depression and fatigue and she was unable to finish her daily activities. Education: