Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a general term that covers two disorders:
Some evidence suggests that they are part of a biologic continuum, but at this time they are considered distinct disorders with somewhat different treatment options. The basic distinctions are location and severity. As many as 10% of patients with IBD have findings and symptoms that match the criteria for both disorders, at least in the early stages (which is called indetermi...
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