inflammatory bowel disease

noun

: either of two inflammatory diseases of the bowel:

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Aids Digestion Curcumin has also been found to improve the symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a digestive condition that causes abdominal pain, diarrhea, nausea, and more.14 Curcumin's effects on IBD may be due to its anti-inflammatory qualities. Sarah Bence, Verywell Health, 28 Oct. 2024 Our 11-year-old cat has either inflammatory bowel disease or small cell intestinal lymphoma and takes prednisone daily to keep his inflammation down. R29 Team, refinery29.com, 21 Oct. 2024 But because other gastrointestinal disorders—such as celiac disease and inflammatory bowel diseases like Crohn’s disease—can have similar symptoms to IBS, doctors often order tests to rule those out before making an IBS diagnosis. Stacey Colino, TIME, 19 Sep. 2024 For the same reason, prebiotics may aid in reducing symptoms in folks with inflammatory bowel diseases like Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis. Erica Sloan, SELF, 17 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for inflammatory bowel disease 

Word History

First Known Use

1977, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of inflammatory bowel disease was in 1977

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“Inflammatory bowel disease.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inflammatory%20bowel%20disease. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

Medical Definition

inflammatory bowel disease

noun
: either of two inflammatory diseases of the bowel:

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