Symptoms of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
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Debra Wood, RN Diarrhea and abdominal pain are usually the first symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease. Symptoms may come and go. People with this disease may sometimes have periods of few or no symptoms. Many symptoms are related to the inflammation in the digestive system, these include:
Symptoms caused by the diarrhea and rectal bleeding include:
Symptoms related to a systemic inflammatory process associated with inflammatory bowel disease may include:
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