Essays Tagged: "Inflammatory Bowel Disease"

Chrones Disease

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a group of chronic disorders that cause inflammation or ulcerati ... ven. One theory is that some agent, perhaps a virus, affects the body's immune system to trigger an inflammatory reaction in the intestinal wall. Although there is a lot of evidence that patients with ... e families. About 20 percent of people with Crohn's disease have a blood relative with some form of inflammatory bowel disease, most often a brother or sister and sometimes a parent or child.How Does ...

(7 pages) 159 0 3.0 Jan/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

Irritable Bowel Syndrome.

Inflammatory Bowel Disease/Crohn's DiseaseInflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is a group of chronic dis ... c as a result of blood loss, of if there is an increased number of white blood cells, suggesting an inflammatory process in your body. The doctor may look inside your body through a flexible tube, cal ...

(3 pages) 76 0 3.0 Sep/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Crohn's Disease

erologist will first do a physical exam. They will check you lower right abdomen for tenderness and inflammatory masses, they will also check the anorectal area. While examining the anorectal area the ... rohn's disease you will begin a medicine regimen. Some of the medicine types that are used are anti-inflammatory medication like sulfasalazine, medicines containing mesalamine (5-ASA agents), or corti ...

(8 pages) 2 0 0.0 Feb/2012

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Human Biology

Ulcerative Colitis

Ulcerative ColitisUlcerative colitis is a type of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) in which the lining of the colon becomes inflamed and develops ulce ... d not be confused with Crohn's disease. Though both ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease are both Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, ulcerative colitis only affects the colon where Crohn's disease can aff ...

(4 pages) 1 0 0.0 Nov/2012

Subjects: Science Essays

Ulcerative Colitis vs. Crohns disease

f this disease or its "sister" disease, Crohn's disease. Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease are inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) that cause inflammation in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. When t ... e often unfamiliar with the diseases Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease. They are both types of inflammatory bowel diseases and are very life-changing. Caitlyn went through this severe experience ...

(4 pages) 0 0 0.0 Mar/2014

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases