A 41-year-old member asked:
What are symptoms of crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis?
2 doctor answers • 5 doctors weighed in
Dr. Kirpal Singhanswered
General Surgery 25 years experience
See below : Ibd usually presents with lots of diarrhea (mucousy, bloody or just loose). Some have bad pain, cramping, nausea, wt loss etc.
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Dr. Jonah Essersanswered
Pediatric Gastroenterology 19 years experience
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.
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A 25-year-old member asked:
What are the causes of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis?
2 doctor answers • 8 doctors weighed in
Dr. Vivek Huilgolanswered
Gastroenterology 36 years experience
Genes+environment : A combination of genetic predisposion (for example Crohn's is more common in ashkenazi jews), life events (eg appendectomy increases one and decreases the other), and environmental influences (eg smoking increases Crohn's and decreases severity of uc...). Bet you didn't expect the latter! as knowledge increases more precise factors are identified.
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Which is a more serious disease: Crohn's or ulcerative colitis?
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Dr. Laurence Badgleyanswered
General Practice 54 years experience
UC: Question as to which is more serious, Crohn's or Ulcerative Colitis, misses the point that these are different intensities of disorder along a spectrum of manifestation wherein intestinal smooth muscle function is hyperdynamic due to neurologic autonomic system impingement & over-stimulation. Ulcerative Colitis represents greater intensity of these dysfunctions; involving inflammation & bleeding.
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Are ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease hereditary?
3 doctor answers • 8 doctors weighed in
Dr. Jason Bodzinanswered
General Surgery 52 years experience
Somewhat: There are numerous families where there are children and /or grandchildren, cousins, etc. With these diseases. If both parents have ibd, the incidence is around 50% in the kids. Otherwise about 20% of patients will have a first degree relative with ibd. So you do the math! it isn't exactly hereditary, but there a familial incedence. By the way, the kids of colitis patients often have crohn's.
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A 39-year-old member asked:
What are the typical symptoms of ulcerative colitis?
2 doctor answers • 9 doctors weighed in
Dr. Luis Villaplanaanswered
Internal Medicine 36 years experience
Bloody diarrhea and: Pain.
5.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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A 17-year-old male asked:
What are the main symptoms of Ulcerative colitis ?
1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in
Dr. Tri Huynhanswered
Gastroenterology 18 years experience
Ulcerative colitis.: Typical symptoms include diarrhea with overt rectal bleed, abdominal pain. Some can present with nausea, weight loss, and fever. There are other associated symptoms and complications, but less frequent.
3.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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