Background: People with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) require disease and lifestyle information to make health-related decisions in their daily lives. Derived from a larger qualitative study of the lived experiences of people with IBD, we report on findings that explored how people with IBD ...
Aims A case-control design was used to assess the relationship between a 7-point indicator used to identify an IBD flare and alternative measures of disease activity and quality of life: fecal calprotectin (FCAL), a 2-point self-report scale defining IBD as inactive/active, a newly developed...
What are symptoms of an IBS flare up? IBS symptoms caninclude: Bloatingand gas Cramping and abdominal pain Diarrheaor constipation, or both Changes inpoop colorand appearance, including having loose stools or mucus in stools There are many different causes of IBS, ranging from food intolerances ...
Barium is used so that your healthcare provider can see your colon better. A barium swallow is an x-ray of your throat and esophagus. This test may also be called a barium esophagram. You will drink a thick liquid called barium. Barium helps your esophagus and stomach show up better on...
blockerif you get an infection.There are other reasons, too. “Unfortunately, some patients lose insurance coverage, or the co-pay gets too big, and they can’t afford their medication,” says Dr. Fox. Fortunately, a medication change is one flare trigger that’s usually easy to identify ...
through a physical examination, blood tests, ultrasound, X-ray of your bowels, and sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy, in which a lighted flexible tube is inserted into your lower intestines to get an up-close (and personal!) look at your intestinal lining. If there are no other problems, it’s...
Lichen sclerosus or LS is a long-term (chronic) skin condition. It can affect the skin on any part of the body; however, it often affects the genital or anal areas. LS makes the skin thin, whitened, and wrinkled. It can cause a rash, itching, scarring, a
Ulcerative colitis is a chronic disease with intermittent flares. Aflare, or flare-up, is a period of time in which symptoms of ulcerative colitis are severe. Generally speaking, flares can last for weeks or even months, although ulcerative colitis is experienced differently from person to person...
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an umbrella term most often used to describe two gut disorders—ulcerative colitis(UC) andCrohn’s disease. As you can probably tell from the name, IBD involves significant inflammation in the small or large intestine, or both. Depending on the severity, IBD...
In recent years, the role of diet in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has gained great interest within the scientific community. Eating habits from industrialised countries (the so-called western diet or WD) have been associated with a higher incidence of IBD in observational ...