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... experimental situations , a major step toward finding a cure . Inflammatory bowel disease ( IBD ) was once thought to be of emotional or psychosomatic origin . It is now obvious to the medical community that while stress certainly can ...
... experimental situations , a major step toward finding a cure . Inflammatory bowel disease ( IBD ) was once thought to be of emotional or psychosomatic origin . It is now obvious to the medical community that while stress certainly can ...
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... experimental tool . In the future , a specific blood or pathologic marker may be identified that will help toward the definite diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease . For the moment , the diagnosis depends on a well - informed ...
... experimental tool . In the future , a specific blood or pathologic marker may be identified that will help toward the definite diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease . For the moment , the diagnosis depends on a well - informed ...
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... Experimental methods are cur- rently being investigated involving either an internal pouch un- derneath the abdominal wall that can be emptied through a nipple valve in the skin or the formation of a direct connection between the ileum ...
... Experimental methods are cur- rently being investigated involving either an internal pouch un- derneath the abdominal wall that can be emptied through a nipple valve in the skin or the formation of a direct connection between the ileum ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The Cause of Inflammatory Bowel Disease | 11 |
The Anatomy of the Gastrointestinal Tract | 17 |
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abdominal pain abnormalities abscess absorbed absorption activity anemia antibiotics appliance bacteria bile salts bleeding blood cells body bowel movements calcium calories cancer cause chemical chronic colectomy colonoscopic colostomy complications cortisone Crohn's disease deficiency develop diarrhea diet dietary digestive dividual doses drugs entire colon enzyme esophagus fatty acids fever fiber fistula flare-ups fluid folic acid frequently function growth hospital hyperalimentation ileostomy illness immune increased individuals infections inflammation inflammatory bowel disease inflammatory process intake intravenous involved kidney Kirsner lactose liver medical therapy mucosa muscle necessary normal nutritional occur operation Ostomy patients with Crohn's patients with inflammatory physician portion potential pouch problems procedure proctitis produce protein rare reaction rectum removed require severe side effects skin barrier small intestine steroids stoma stomach stool strictures sugars sulfasalazine surgery surgical symptoms terminal ileum testinal tion tissue treatment tube ulcerative colitis urinary usually vitamin B12 vitamin D X-ray