inflammatory bowel disease

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noun

any intestinal inflammatory disease, especially Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, of unknown cause. Abbreviation: IBD

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Words nearby inflammatory bowel disease

in flagrante delicto, inflame, inflammable, inflammation, inflammatory, inflammatory bowel disease, “In Flanders Fields”, inflatable, inflate, inflated, inflation

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How to use inflammatory bowel disease in a sentence

There are studies indicating that a number of conditions, ranging from inflammatory bowel disease to rheumatoid arthritis, cardiovascular disease, and depression, are in some way influenced by the gut microbiome.
Autism shapes the gut microbiome, scientists report, not the other way around|Kate Baggaley|November 12, 2021|Popular-Science
There are also studies of growth hormone therapy used to help treat cystic fibrosis, inflammatory bowel disease and Crohn’s, and osteoporosis.
The open secret to looking like a superhero|Alex Abad-Santos|November 5, 2021|Vox
He started using prescription steroid suppositories to cope with flare-ups of the inflammatory bowel disease.
Can Cannabis Help Your Gut?|Stacey Colino|September 23, 2021|Time
After spending the better part of a year severely sick and frequently hospitalized with undiagnosed severe inflammatory bowel disease, his colon perforated, landing him in the intensive care unit.
Increasing protein intake could help patients recover from the ICU|Alla Katnelson/Undark|August 25, 2021|Popular-Science

In fact, one journal pre-proof out of Mount Sinai and New York University’s medical schools documented detectable antibodies in inflammatory bowel disease patients who received at least one dose of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines.
What immunosuppressed patients should know about the coronavirus vaccines|Lindsey Bever|April 23, 2021|Washington Post
The thing is that autoimmune diseases—like diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, and rheumatoid arthritis—are on the rise.
New Research Shows Poorly Understood “Leaky Gut Syndrome” Is Real, May Be the Cause of Several Diseases|Daniela Drake|March 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Scientific definitions for inflammatory bowel disease

inflammatory bowel disease

[ ĭn-flăm′ə-tôr′ē ]

Any of several chronic disorders of the gastrointestinal tract, especially Crohn's disease or an ulcerative form of colitis, characterized by inflammation of the intestine and resulting in abdominal cramping and persistent diarrhea.