Compare and contrast
- IBS - Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Physical Syndrome
- IBD - Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Functional Disease
IBSIrritable |
IBDInflammatory |
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Physical changes |
Can be seen Physical |
Cannot be seen Functional |
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usually steady diarrhea |
alternating diarrhea |
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Age | young people | young people | ||
Features:
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Syndrome Crohn's
Ulcerative
IBS Irratable
Physical |
Disease
IBD Functional
Functional |
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Progress | not changing | gets worse over time |
Similar Symptoms
- Pain
- Bloating
- Urgency
- Diarrhea or
- Constipation
- Long-term