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- What is IBD?
- Symptoms of IBD
- Causes of IBD
- Prevention of IBD
- Risk factors for IBD
- Complications of IBD
- When to see a doctor about IBD
- Diagnosis of IBD
- Conventional treatment of IBD
- Alternative/complementary treatment of IBD
- Living with IBD
- Caring for someone with IBD
Symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
The symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) occur mostly in relation to how much and where the bowel is inflamed.
The main symptoms are:
- Abdominal pain
- Diarrhoea - sometimes with blood and/or mucous, but may not always occur for everyone with IBD
- Fever
- Lethargy and fatigue
- Nausea
- Passing fresh blood in the stools
- Shooting pain up the backside (tenesmus)
- Vomiting
- Weight loss
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Other symptoms associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are:
- Blurred vision
- Eye problems - inflammation and sensitivity to light
- Headache
- Joint pain
- Mouth ulcers (or canker sores)
- Swelling or stiffness of the wrists, elbows, knees, ankles
- Ulcer-like sores on the skin of the abdomen and legs
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) can also make a person more likely to develop gall stones, kidney stones, other kidney and other circulatory problems.
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) can also cause serious complications.
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Disclaimer: This guide is not intended to be used for diagnostic or prescriptive purposes. For any treatment or diagnosis of illness, please see your doctor.
