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Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

Last updated Wednesday, December 22, 2004

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What is inflammatory bowel disease?

Arthritis means inflammation of joints. Inflammation is a body process that can result in pain, swelling, warmth, redness, and stiffness. Sometimes inflammation can also affect the bowel. When it does, that process is called inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). IBD is actually two separate diseases: Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.

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