IBS vs IBD: What’s the Difference?
IBS and IBD can sound almost identical, especially when you are searching for answers about ongoing abdominal pain, diarrhea, constipation or changes in your bowel habits. But IBS vs IBD is not simply a difference in terminology. Irritable bowel syndrome and inflammatory bowel disease are two distinct groups of digestive conditions with different causes, diagnostic […]
Signs of Intestinal Inflammation in Ulcerative Colitis: Flare Symptoms and Tests
Living with ulcerative colitis means learning to read your body. Knowing the signs of intestinal inflammation in ulcerative colitis helps you recognize a flare early, before it becomes severe, and tells you when to call your doctor or go to the emergency room. Inflammation shows up in your bowel habits, in how you feel overall, […]
How Does IBD Cause Extreme Fatigue? Causes and Treatment
IBD fatigue is one of the most common and least talked-about parts of living with Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis. Many patients say the exhaustion is harder to live with than the bowel symptoms. This guide from United Gastroenterology Associates explains why IBD causes extreme fatigue, which causes can be tested and treated, and when […]
