Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) includes both Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis (1). It is a condition with exacerbations (or flare-ups) and remissions and is characterized by chronic inflammation at different sites in the gastrointestinal tract (1).
- Crohn’s Disease - inflammation that is patchy and affects mostly the ileum of the small intestines with fistula, mass/obstruction and abscess development common (1,2). Symptoms include chronic diarrhea, abdominal cramping and pain, fever,