The three types of bleeding a patient may experince are
What are red blood in the toilet, dark blood in stool, and occult (unseen blood)
100
Chron's Disease is more common in this gender
What are females
100
Chronic inflammatory bowel disease is diagnosed by this
What is process of elimination
100
This is found to induce symptoms of CIBD
What is stress
200
A person with inflammatory bowel disease may experience this followed by this
What is active illness and remission periods
200
Ulcerative Colitis occurs more in this gender
What are males
200
X-rays are used to eliminate this.
What is perferated colon
200
This is used in extreme cases when all else fails.
What is surgery
300
This occurs in the top layers of the colon
What is ulcerative colitis
300
Inflammatory bowel disease has a tendency to do this
What is run in families
300
This procedure requires patients to swallow a capsule with an attached camera to take pictures of the digestive tract. It is later disposed of by a bowel movement.
What is a capsule endoscopy
300
These might be used to reduce inflammation.
What are immunosuppresents
400
This is where inflammatory bowel disease most commonly affects (in the body)
What is the end of the small intestine and the beginning of the large intestine
400
Inflammatory bowel disease is more common in these types of countries
What is developed countries
400
These clusters of inflamatory cells are found on a biopsy of a patient suffering with CIBD and Chron's
What are granulomas
400
These supplements have been found to reduce symptoms.
What is fish oil and probiotics
500
The immune system of a person with inflammatory bowel disease mistakes this for foreign substances and attacks the cells of the intestines.
What is food, nutrients, and bacteria
500
Inflammatory bowel disease is more common in this race and this ethnicity
What are Caucasians and Jews
500
These are also used to help diagnose
What is family history, diet, and environment
500
These dietary changes can be made to avoid upset.
What is eliminating dairy, coffee, alcohol, spicy foods, and fiber
What is eliminating dairy, coffee, alcohol, spicy foods, and fiber