IBD Complications WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on IBD Complications
Patient's who suffer from IBD may develop moderate to severe complications. The most common complication of IBD is arthritis. Other possible complications include: fever, appetite loss, weakness, bone loss, liver disease, and eye disorders, and certain skin conditions.1 For a full list of complications associated with IBD, see the following links below.
Fast Facts:
- Serious complications of IBD include abdominal abscesses, toxic colitis, fistulas, primary sclerosing cholangitis, malignancy, and pouchitis.2
- Airway inflammation may also occur as a complication of IBD.3
- Some common symptoms of IBD include diarrhea and abdominal pain.4
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Research Notes References
- ↑ Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America: IBD Possible Complications
- ↑ TheClinics.com: Severe Complications of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- ↑ UpToDate: Pulmonary Complications of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- ↑ KidsHealth: Inflammatory Bowel Disease: What Causes It?
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- Contributor: Melinda Cheatwood
- Reviewer: Susan Scroggins
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Nov. 21, 2009
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Meet our contributors and reviewers
- Contributor: Melinda Cheatwood
- Reviewer: Susan Scroggins
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Complications of IBD, What Are The Complications of IBD, Inflammatory bowel diseases complications, Complication of inflammatory bowel diseases
- Last update: Nov. 17, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
