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  2. Crohn's disease - Wikipedia

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    [22] [23] Inflammatory bowel disease resulted in 47,400 deaths in 2015, [24] and those with Crohn's disease have a slightly reduced life expectancy. [1] It tends to start in adolescence and young adulthood, though it can occur at any age. [25] [1] [3] [26] Males and females are equally affected. [3]

  3. Inflammatory bowel disease - Wikipedia

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    47,400 worldwide (2015) [2] Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a group of inflammatory conditions of the colon and small intestine, with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis (UC) being the principal types. [3] Crohn's disease affects the small intestine and large intestine, as well as the mouth, esophagus, stomach and the anus, whereas UC ...

  4. List of people diagnosed with Crohn's disease - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of notable people diagnosed with Crohn's disease. Crohn's disease is a type of inflammatory bowel disease that may affect any part of the gastrointestinal tract from mouth to anus, causing a wide variety of symptoms. It primarily causes abdominal pain, diarrhea (which may be bloody if inflammation is severe), vomiting ...

  5. Ulcerative colitis - Wikipedia

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    47,400 together with Crohn's (2015) [6] Ulcerative colitis (UC) is one of the two types of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), with the other type being Crohn's disease. [1] It is a long-term condition that results in inflammation and ulcers of the colon and rectum. [1][7] The primary symptoms of active disease are abdominal pain and diarrhea ...

  6. Colorectal cancer - Wikipedia

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    People with inflammatory bowel disease account for less than 2% of colon cancer cases yearly. [33] In those with Crohn's disease, 2% get colorectal cancer after 10 years, 8% after 20 years, and 18% after 30 years. [33] In people who have ulcerative colitis, approximately 16% develop either a cancer precursor or cancer of the colon over 30 years ...

  7. Megacolon - Wikipedia

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    Megacolon is an abnormal dilation of the colon (also called the large intestine). [1][2] This leads to hypertrophy of the colon. [2] The dilation is often accompanied by a paralysis of the peristaltic movements of the bowel. In more extreme cases, the feces consolidate into hard masses inside the colon, called fecalomas (literally, fecal tumor ...

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