Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Ulcerative Colitis vs Crohn's Disease - IBD Comparison Table
Ulcerative Collitis
 - Location
- IBD Comparison ... Table Ulcerative ... ileum β€’ Most cases ... #IBD #Comparison ... #Table #UC
Causes of Chronic Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis
Osmotic
 β€’ Food/Drink: Lactose intolerance, Artificial sweeteners (e.g. sorbitol, high
Causes of Chronic ... syndrome (IBS) ... disease (IBD): ... , Crohn's disease ... #Causes #Differential
Upper and Lower Causes of GI Bleed
Upper:
 β€’ Esophagus: Tear (Mallory Weiss, Boerhaave syndrome), Variceal, Esophagitis,
Upper and Lower Causes ... fistula Lower: β€’ Bowel ... , UC/Chrons (IBD ... differential #diagnosis #Causes ... #algorithm
What is the difference between ischemic colitis and mesenteric ischemia?
A common misnomer. Mesenteric ischemia and ischemic
What is the difference ... initial treatment algorithms ... : β€’ Large bowel ... tenderness, bloody diarrhea ... differences #diagnosis #table
TABLE 2. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) sub-classifications
lBS-diarrhoea (IBS-D)
 - >25% loose or watery stools; <25% hard
TABLE 2. ... Irritable bowel ... lBS-diarrhoea ... #Classes #Diagnosis ... #Diarrhea
Diarrhea with Normal Colonoscopy
 β€’ Colonic: Bile acid malabsorption, Microscopic colitis, Overflow diarrhoea, Missed pathology
 β€’
malabsorption, Microscopic colitis ... Crohn's), Enteropathy ... coeliac), Short bowel ... 19) β€’ Others: IBS-D ... , Drugs, Diet, Alcohol
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 β€’ 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 β€’ Risk factors: BMI,
Fatigue and IBD ... UC Anemia and IBD ... IDA and active IBD ... fatigue w/ active IBD ... /other causes β€’
Diets and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Diet affects IBD by 3 mechanisms
1. Microbiome ( ↓ diversity)
2. Mucosal
Bowel Disease ( ... IBD) Diet affects ... IBD by 3 mechanisms ... regular meal β€’ Crohn's ... #BowelDisease #IBD