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Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). By: Boris Eng and Dominic Moscarello. What is IBD?. (IBD) inflammatory bowel disease (not irritable bowel syndrome ) Ulcerative Colitis Crohn’s Disease. Idiopathic disease Bowel: any part of the alimentary canal that is lower than the stomach.
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Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) By: Boris Eng and Dominic Moscarello
What is IBD? • (IBD) inflammatory bowel disease (not irritable bowel syndrome ) • Ulcerative Colitis • Crohn’s Disease. • Idiopathic disease • Bowel: any part of the alimentary canal that is lower than the stomach. • Remission is the disappearance of the symptoms and pains, temporary /permanent.
What is Crohn’s Disease? • Any part of alimentary canal (bowel parts) • Common: Last part of the small intestine (terminal ileum) and parts of the large intestine. • Children with Crohn’s disease may not grow properly during puberty. Poor muscle and frail
What is Ulcerative Colitis? • Limited to the colon (large intestine)
How is it Diagnosed? • Inflammation of the intestinal tract • Sores on the intestinal tract • Abdominal pain • Fatigue • Diarrhea • Blood or mucus in feces • Symptoms can come or go • Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis have different symptoms • Experts think that IBD is connected with the immune system
What are the Mechanisms of IBD? • Affects the digestive track: swollen intestines cease to function efficiently, results in bad digestion. • Malabsorption of nutrients: swelling of the intestine would reduce surface area of the microfibers, thus reducing nutrients absorbed.
How can it be Treated? • No cure known for IBD yet • Symptoms can be relieved by drugs and surgery • Ulcerative colitis can be removed surgically • Not a “death sentence” but is with you for life • There is a foundation that is looking for a cure, the CCFA
Bibliography • http://www.ccfc.ca/atf/cf/%7B282E45D9-A03A-49D1-883C-39F4FEAF7246%7D/IBD_Fact_Sheet.pdf • http://womenshealth.gov/publications/our-publications/fact-sheet/inflammatory-bowel-disease.cfm#b • http://www.health.com/health/gallery/0,,20510108_5,00.html • http://www.cochrane.uottawa.ca/ibd/ • http://www.eatrightontario.ca/en/Articles/Digestion-Digestive-health/FAQs-Inflammatory-Bowel-Disease-and-Irritable-Bowel-Syndrome • http://www.ccfa.org/ • http://www.emedicinehealth.com/inflammatory_bowel_disease/article_em.htm#Inflammatory Bowel Disease Overview • http://familydoctor.org/familydoctor/en/diseases-conditions/inflammatory-bowel-disease.html • http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/digestive/ibd.html • http://www.umm.edu/graphics/images/en/19219.jpg • http://goingwithguts.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/card_ccfa.jpg • http://cdn.webstatics.net/podcast/podcastimage_264939.gif • http://www.journey-with-crohns-disease.com/images/ulcerativecolitis.jpg • http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrhzenUj8w1qbtor7o1_r1_500.jpg