Chronic immune-mediated inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract, and the anatomical patterns it takes.
The pattern this Centre exists for:
immune-mediated mucosal inflammation → anatomical distribution → relapse and remission cycling → structural change
IBD is the one area where anatomy genuinely changes the disease. Where the inflammation sits determines what it does, what it is confused with, and what treatment has to reach — which is why the subtype pages exist rather than one generic page.
Each remains a separate disease with its own pages, staging and treatment approach. The Centre is how they are organised, not a single protocol.
Including gastroduodenal, ileitis, ileocolitis and jejunoileitis distributions.
Open the Crohn pages →Including ulcerative proctitis and pancolitis.
Open the Ulcerative Colitis pages →The umbrella page, for anyone not yet told which they have.
Open the Inflammatory Bowel Disease pages →Also seen in this Centre: Colitis · Granulomatous Colitis
GERD, gastritis, coeliac disease, gastroparesis, IBS and lactose intolerance are not part of this Centre. They are legitimate conditions in their own right and are not inflammatory bowel disease.