Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an umbrella term used to refer to a group of conditions that result in the irritated and inflamed gastrointestinal tract. Mainly, two diseases are making up IBD. They are ulcerative colitis, which affects the colon and rectum, and Crohn’s disease, which can affect any part of the GI tract.  But […]

Inflammatory bowel disease is a catch-all term for ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease. Despite sharing many similarities, there are some key differences between ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease. Before we get the differences between ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease, we first need to talk about inflammatory bowel disease. Signs of Irritable Bowel Syndrome: All You Need to […]