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Abstract
Inflammatory bowel disease ( IBD ) is the general name for ulcerative colitis and Crohn`s. The disease is characterized by swelling, ulcerations, and loss of function of the intestines.
In ulcerative colitis, the inflammation affects the lining of the rectum and large intestines.It is thought that the inflammation typically begins in the last segment of large intestine, which empties into the rectum ( sigmoid colon ).
This inflammation may spread through the entire large intestine, but only rarely affects the very section of the small intestine ( ileum ).The rest of the small intestine remains normal.
Crohn`s disease is a form of IBD that affects both the small and large intestines.