A 41-year-old member asked:
what are symptoms of crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis?
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Dr. Kirpal Singh answered
23 years experience General Surgery
See below : Ibd usually presents with lots of diarrhea (mucousy, bloody or just loose). Some have bad pain, cramping, nausea, wt loss etc.
Answered on Sep 29, 2017
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Dr. Jonah Essers answered
17 years experience Pediatric Gastroenterology
Many possibilities: There are many potential symptoms: weight loss, diarrhea, abdominal pain, vomiting, iron deficiency, fatigue, blood in the stool, arthritis, fever. Any of these could be symptoms. Its a tricky disease unfortunately.
Answered on May 17, 2018
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