Inflammatory Bowel Disease

In medicine, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a group of inflammatory conditions of the colon and small intestine. The major types of IBD are Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.

Read more about Inflammatory Bowel Disease:  Classification, Signs and Symptoms, Causes, Treatment, Prognosis, Research

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