Digestive Disorders and Gastroenterology

Inflammatory bowel disease

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) involves chronic inflammation of all or part of your digestive tract. IBD primarily includes ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. Both usually involve severe diarrhea, pain, fatigue and weight loss. IBD can be debilitating and sometimes leads to life-threatening complications. Types of IBD are Ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, Collagenous Colitis, lymphocytic colitis etc. Although inflammatory bowel disease usually isn't fatal, it's a serious disease that, in some cases, may cause life-threatening complications.