A member asked:

Is it possible that crohn's disease and/ or colitis can cause only constipation, bloating, nausea, etc... but never diarreah?

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Dr. Stuart Hickerson answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Yes: Chron's unlike Ulcerative colitis involved the deeper layers of the bowel and not necessarily the mucosa. So it can be associated primarily with constipation and not diarrhea.

Answered 8/19/2016

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