By David A. Holland, MD
Disease Crohn's and ulcerative colitis , but are distinguished by well-known characteristics, are collectively known as IBD Inflammatory Bowel Disease (English inflamatory bowel disease or IBD acronym). The IBD is characterized by a series of symptoms such as diarrhea, abdominal cramps, rectal bleeding, weight loss, fever, and a series of extra-intestinal symptoms, including disorders of the eyes, liver, gallbladder, muscles and joints, kidneys, and skin [1]. The treatments usually focus on symptom relief with anti-inflammatory drugs or surgery (ie, removing the affected part of the intestines).
The cause of IBD remains "unknown"
Some have implicated a viral etiology for IBD. In the medical journal The Lancet, [2] Dr. Wakefield and his colleagues found that three of the four children of mothers who developed measles during pregnancy later have had Crohn's disease. It is noteworthy that resistance to antibiotics with recurrent pneumonia, made prior to the Crohn's disease in each case.
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