These diseases are together titled inflammatory bowel diseases. \u00a0They are triggered by various genetic and environmental factors in susceptible individuals.\u00a0 The incidence of these diseases is increasing and a correlation with dietary changes towards a western high protein and fat diet is suspected to play a role.<\/p>\n
Symptoms include<\/strong><\/p>\n Frequent chronic diarrhoea which can be bloody and full of mucus potentially associated with abdominal pain and fever and anaemia.\u00a0 Loss of appetite and weight may be associated with the disease.\u00a0 In patients with a family history or the appropriate background profile a diagnosis should be suspected.<\/p>\n Diagnosis<\/strong><\/p>\n This is made by endoscopy and biopsy of the colon and small bowel to reflect inflammation and ulceration of these regions, which is the pathological process behind the bleeding and diarrhoea.<\/p>\n Treatment<\/strong><\/p>\n Is achieved by anti-inflammatory and immune modulating (immune suppressive) medication which suppresses the inflammation which is responsible for the pathological progress involved in the bowel.\u00a0 These include drugs like steroids, mesalamine and infliximab.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn\u2019s Disease These diseases are together titled inflammatory bowel diseases. \u00a0They are triggered by various genetic and environmental factors in susceptible individuals.\u00a0 The incidence of these diseases […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":819,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"tpl-feature.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-974","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t