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Page 9
... portion of the gastrointestinal tract from the mouth to the anus . Various synonyms for Crohn's disease relate to the portion of the bowel that is affected and to the special type of inflammation that may produce granulo- mas ...
... portion of the gastrointestinal tract from the mouth to the anus . Various synonyms for Crohn's disease relate to the portion of the bowel that is affected and to the special type of inflammation that may produce granulo- mas ...
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... portion of the small intestine , the duodenum . Here , the gastric contents are mixed with bile from the liver and enzyme secretions from the pancreas in addition to the secretions produced by the intestine . These chemi- cals continue ...
... portion of the small intestine , the duodenum . Here , the gastric contents are mixed with bile from the liver and enzyme secretions from the pancreas in addition to the secretions produced by the intestine . These chemi- cals continue ...
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... portion of the colon can be removed . Often when the rectum appears less diseased or if a portion of the colon is spared from active inflamma- tion , the patient or his family will ask , and reasonably so , " Why can't that portion be ...
... portion of the colon can be removed . Often when the rectum appears less diseased or if a portion of the colon is spared from active inflamma- tion , the patient or his family will ask , and reasonably so , " Why can't that portion be ...
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