Understanding Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Understanding Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) illustrates and describes the two main types of IBD: Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.
Includes illustrations of the areas of the colon affected and a close-up image of what they look like inside the body.
This anatomical chart also provides a graphic of the potential complications of IBD in the context of the body, such as osteoporosis, gallstones, colorectal cancer, perforated colon, liver disease, kidney stones, strictures, and inflammation of the skin.
The chart describes signs and symptoms, risk factors, and tests and diagnoses. In addition, treatments, medications, and lifestyle changes that can help control symptoms are discussed.