⁰¹⁰ ℂ𝕃𝔸ℝ𝕀𝔽𝕐 *Making Medicine Clearer* ᴾᵒʷᵉʳᵉᵈ ᵇʸ ᵂᵉᵀʰᵉᴰᵒᶜᵗᵒʳˢ 𝙲𝚛𝚘𝚑𝚗’𝚜 𝙳𝚒𝚜𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚎 𝚟𝚜. 𝚄𝚕𝚌𝚎𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝙲𝚘𝚕𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚜 Wₕy ₜₕₑ ₘᵢₓ-ᵤₚ? Both are types of inflammatory bowel diseases, but they differ in location, pattern, and tissue involvement. Understanding their unique characteristics helps in diagnosis and treatment. 🧑‍🔬 𝙲𝚛𝚘𝚑𝚗’𝚜 𝙳𝚒𝚜𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚎 Definition: A chronic inflammatory disease affecting any part of the gastrointestinal tract from mouth to anus, characterized by patchy, transmural inflammation. Crohn’s disease involves deep layers of the gut wall and can skip sections, causing complications like fistulas and strictures. Symptoms include abdominal pain, diarrhea, and weight loss. Its patchy nature and full thickness inflammation make it distinct and often more complex to manage. ────────────── Vs. ────────────── 💠 𝚄𝚕𝚌𝚎𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝙲𝚘𝚕𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚜 Definition: A chronic inflammation confined to the mucosal layer of the colon, starting at the rectum and extending proximally in a continuous manner. Ulcerative colitis affects only the colon’s innermost lining in a continuous pattern, leading to bloody diarrhea and urgency. It does not cause fistulas or skip lesions. Surgery can be curative since it is limited to the colon. ℂ𝕃𝔸ℝ𝕀𝔽𝕀𝔼𝔻 Crohn’s = Patchy, full thickness inflammation, any GI part Ulcerative Colitis = Continuous, mucosal-only inflammation, colon only Knowing this helps clinicians choose the right management strategies. 𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒐𝒏 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒙𝒊𝒕𝒚, 𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒔. *_WeTheDoctors™ | © 2025_*