Gastroenterology
Gastroenterology
Gastroenterology is the branch of medicine that deals with the digestive system. The focus of this speciality is diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, which includes the organs from the mouth to the anus, including the oesophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, pancreas, gallbladder, bile ducts and liver.
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Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is a group of conditions that cause chronic (long-term or life-long) inflammation of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, the two most common of which are Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC).2
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References
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Myeloma UK. Infopack for carers of myeloma patients. Available at: http://www.myeloma.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Myeloma-UK-An-Infopack-for-carers-of-myeloma-patients.pdf. Last accessed April 2021.