Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis Explained

Both are inflammatory bowel diseases, and they differ in where they occur and how deep the inflammation goes. Follow an intestinal map and the patterns that distinguish them. Chapters 00:00 Two conditions, one family 00:57 Where Crohn's disease occurs 01:50 How deep the inflammation goes 02:47 Where ulcerative colitis occurs 03:43 Comparing the two patterns 04:42 Symptoms and what they share 05:40 How they are diagnosed and treated 06:37 Putting the two together General medical education, not personal diagnosis or treatment. Cases are fictional; diagrams are simplified and not to scale. Sources NIDDK: Definition and facts for Crohn's disease https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-info... NIDDK: Definition and facts for ulcerative colitis https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-info... NIDDK: Crohn's disease https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-info... NIDDK: Ulcerative colitis https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-info... Subscribe to @MasteringMedHub for a new Medicine Explained episode every day. #MedicineExplained #MasteringMedical #CrohnsDisease #UlcerativeColitis #Ibd