Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)

Inflammatory bowel disease

(

IBD

) is a medical term that describes a group of conditions in which the intestine becomes inflamed (red and swollen). Two major types of IBD are:

Crohn's

Disease and Ulcerative

Colitis

. Ulcerative colitis affects the large intestine (colon) whereas Crohn's disease can occur in any part of the intestine.  Treatments range from medication to surgery. A

Gastroenterologist

will normally treat these conditions.