The Inflammatory Bowel Disease Transcriptome and Metatranscriptome Meta-Analysis (IBD TaMMA) framework

Treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the gastrointestinal tract, which includes Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). These diseases have become important health problems. Medical therapy for IBD has advanced dramatically in the last decade with the introduction of targeted biologic therapies, the optimization of older therapies, including rugs such ...

Digestive System Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)

Inflammatory bowel disease is an immune related disorder in which the intestines are chronically or intermittently inflamed. A synonym for inflammatory bowel disease that is abbreviated the same way is ‘irritable bowel disease’. Affected dogs may be presented with a history of vomiting, diarrhea, weight loss or a combination of these signs. There is a great deal of variation in the severity, du...

Endoscopy in Paediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)

The role of ileocolonoscopy in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)

........................................ Received: 14-01-10 Accepted: 10-08-10 Abstract Ileocolonoscopy plays a critical role in the diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) This article reviews the utility of ileocolonoscopy in the diagnosis of the ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s Disease (CD). It emphasizes recommendations for monitoring cancer and the use of the most recent ...

Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) — Types, Causes and Treatment

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a group of conditions that affect the gastrointestinal system. IBD consists of autoimmune diseases that attack the GI mucosa, resulting in inflammation of the gut wall. For this discussion, we will be focusing on ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (CD). The main differences between the two are that ulcerative colitis mainly involves the large intesti...