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    Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD)
    • Overview of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
      • Symptoms
      • Diagnosis
      • Treatment
        • Diet and stress management
        • Health maintenance
      • More Information
    • Crohn Disease
      • Symptoms
      • Complications of Crohn disease
      • Diagnosis
        • Blood and stool tests
        • Imaging tests
        • Colonoscopy
      • Treatment
        • General management
        • Antidiarrheal medications
        • Aminosalicylates
        • Corticosteroids
        • Immunomodulating medications
        • Biologic agents
        • Broad-spectrum antibiotics and probiotics
        • Dietary regimens
        • Surgery
        • General management
        • Severity of symptoms
        • Fistulas
        • Maintenance regimens
      • Prognosis
      • More Information
    • Ulcerative Colitis
      • Symptoms
        • Complications of ulcerative colitis
      • Diagnosis
        • Recurring or severe symptoms of ulcerative colitis
      • Treatment
        • General management of ulcerative colitis
        • Aminosalicylates
        • Corticosteroids
        • Immunomodulating medications
        • Biologic agents
        • Small-molecule agents
        • Severity of symptoms
        • Fulminant colitis (toxic colitis)
        • Maintenance regimens
        • Surgery
      • Prognosis
        • Colon cancer
      • More Information
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