⁰⁰⁵ ℂ𝕃𝔸ℝ𝕀𝔽𝕐 *Making Medicine Clearer* ᴾᵒʷᵉʳᵉᵈ ᵇʸ ᵂᵉᵀʰᵉᴰᵒᶜᵗᵒʳˢ *Today's Picks:* 𝚄𝚕𝚌𝚎𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝙲𝚘𝚕𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚜 𝚟𝚜. 𝙲𝚛𝚘𝚑𝚗’𝚜 𝙳𝚒𝚜𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚎 Tₕₑy ₐᵣₑ ₛᵢₛₜₑᵣₛ ₒf ᴵᴮᴰ — bᵘₜ ₙₒₜ ᵗwᵢₙₛ. Both are types of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and though they share symptoms like abdominal pain and bloody diarrhea, their footprints inside the gut are very different. 🩸 𝚄𝚕𝚌𝚎𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝙲𝚘𝚕𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚜 (UC) Definition: A chronic inflammatory condition limited to the inner lining of the colon (large intestine), starting at the rectum and moving upward in a continuous manner. UC attacks the mucosal layer, leading to ulcers, bleeding, and mucus. It never affects the small intestine or deeper bowel layers. Symptoms include: - Bloody stools - Urgency to defecate - Cramping pain - Fatigue Severe cases can lead to complications like toxic megacolon or colon cancer. It’s diagnosed through colonoscopy and biopsy. Treatment includes anti-inflammatories (5-ASAs), steroids, immunosuppressants, and sometimes surgery (colectomy). ────────────── Vs. ────────────── 🔥 𝙲𝚛𝚘𝚑𝚗’𝚜 𝙳𝚒𝚜𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚎 Definition: A chronic inflammatory bowel disease that can affect any part of the gastrointestinal tract from mouth to anus, with patchy areas of inflammation involving all layers of the bowel wall. Crohn’s doesn’t follow a continuous path — it “skips” around, leaving inflamed segments between healthy ones. Commonly affects the end of the small intestine (ileum), but can strike anywhere. Symptoms may include: - Abdominal pain - Diarrhea (sometimes bloody) - Weight loss - Fatigue - Perianal disease (fistulas, abscesses) Crohn’s can lead to strictures (narrowing), abscesses, and malabsorption. It’s also diagnosed with colonoscopy, imaging, and biopsy. Treatment is similar to UC but often more aggressive, sometimes requiring surgery for complications. ℂ𝕃𝔸ℝ𝕀𝔽𝕀𝔼𝔻 UC = Only colon, surface-level, no skipping Crohn’s = Anywhere in the gut, all layers, skips like a DJ 𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒐𝒏 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒙𝒊𝒕𝒚, 𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒔. *_WeTheDoctors™ | © 2025_* 𝙹𝚘𝚒𝚗 𝚆𝚎𝚃𝚑𝚎𝙳𝚘𝚌𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚜 𝚝𝚘𝚍𝚊𝚢