In spite of Crohn's and UC being very different diseases, both may present with any of the following symptoms: abdominal pain, diarrhea, rectal bleeding, severe internal cramps/muscle spasms in the region of the pelvis and weight loss. Anemia is the most prevalent extraintestinal complication of inflammatory bowel disease. Associated complaints or diseases include arthritis, pyoderma gangrenosum, primary sclerosing cholangitis, and non-thyroidal illness syndrome (NTIS). Associations with deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia (BOOP) have also been reported. Diagnosis is generally by assessment of inflammatory markers in stool followed by colonoscopy with biopsy of pathological lesions.
medical cause of Protein losing enteropathy
medical cause of Malabsorption
medical cause of Zollinger–Ellison syndrome
complications of Primary biliary cholangitis
medical cause of Intestinal pseudo-obstruction
medical cause of Bowel obstruction
medical cause of Rhabdomyolysis
medical cause of Wandering spleen