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Professor Stuart Bloom
30.05.18
Gastroenterologia
How inflammatory bowel disease affects the body
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) refers to two chronic (long-term) digestive system conditions that can make like difficult for the patient: ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease. But can these conditions have an effect on the body outside the gut? Dr Stuart Bloom explains how these diseases affect the body.