Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD)
What is inflammatory bowel disease? Inflammatory bowel disease is a medical term that encompasses disorders that cause chronic inflammation of the gut. Types of inflammatory bowel disease include: Ulcerative colitis, which causes long-term infections and abscesses (ulcers) in the deeper lining of the large intestine (colon) and rectum. Crohn’s disease, which causes inflammation in the […]