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Article: Inflammatory Bowel Disease
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Inflammatory Bowel Disease
What Is Inflammatory Bowel Disease?
What Are the Different Types of IBD?
How Is IBD Diagnosed?
How Is IBD Treated?
Living with IBD
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Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) involves inflammation of the intestines and is a chronic (long-lasting) illness. The two major types of IBD are ulcerative colitis and Crohn
’
s disease. Ulcerative colitis affects the lining of the large intestine (colon) and/or the rectum. Crohn
’
s disease affects deeper layers of tissue and can occur in any part of the digestive system, although it occurs most commonly in the lower part of the small intestine (ileum).
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