There are mainly two types of IBD – Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. The incidence of Crohn’s disease is more in men. At the same time, in the case of ulcerative colitis, the ratio of women to men is equal. The disease usually starts before the age of 35. Apart from this, people living in cold places and white people are more prone to this disease.
What is inflammatory bowel disease?
This is a disease related to the digestive system. It does not have any specific symptoms, due to which it is not taken seriously in the beginning. Many of its symptoms are similar to piles. As such, it is not easily diagnosed. And if not treated at the right time, there is an increased risk of malnutrition, colorectal cancer, intestinal rupture, intestinal obstruction along with weight loss.
What is CD and UC
There are mainly two types of IBD- Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease can affect any part of the patient from the mouth to the anus. Due to which there is a problem of burning with inflammation in the digestive system.
Whereas, ulcerative colitis occurs in the large intestine and rectum. In this inflammation occurs only on the lining of the colon.
Do not take these symptoms lightly
- persistent diarrhea
- stomach ache
- bleeding with the potty
- weight loss
- Tiredness
Do not understand IBD by this symptom, hemorrhoids
Symptoms of blood in the stool are seen in IBD like piles. Due to which many times there is a mistake in identifying IBD at an early stage. Sometimes with IBD, blood may appear on your stool or in your stool.
If the blood is bright red, it is usually coming from the rectum or large intestine. Dark or black stools can be caused by excess blood in the digestive tract. An easy way to identify this is that if you are bleeding with loose stools, it could be a symptom of IBD because in piles Bleeding problem with constipation it occurs. Be aware that some people may have bleeding even if they do not have a bowel movement.
IBD is caused by these reasons
- genetic
- unbalanced lifestyle
- Spicy food / Canned food / Junk food
- weak immunity
- smoking
- Climate
how to diagnose
- Endoscopy (for Crohn’s disease) or colonoscopy (for ulcerative colitis)
- Contrast radiography.
- MRI
- CT Scan
- stool test
- blood test
Although the disease of IBD cannot be eradicated from the root, but the good news is that its treatment at the right time makes its effects negligible over time. Many researches are still being done regarding this. Till then, caution is the only remedy for this disease.