What are the symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease in children?
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Johns Hopkins Medicine answered:Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, the most common types of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), affect about 140,000 children annually.
These chronic diseases cause inflammation and ulceration in the inner lining of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. As with adults, children’s initial symptoms - persistent diarrhea, abdominal pain, rectal bleeding and weight loss - can recur each time the disease flares.
Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, the most common types of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), affect about 140,000 children annually. These chronic diseases cause inflammation and ulceration in the inner lining of the gastrointestinal... More
