Untangling IBS from IBD

The Pharmaceutical Journal29 OCT 2020By Julia Robinson

Julia Robinson

Julia Robinson is our clinical and science editor.

Although they sound similar, share some symptoms and are not mutually exclusive, irritable bowel syndrome and inflammatory bowel disease are two distinct conditions that require different approaches.

Oct 20 Infographic

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IBD and IBS symptoms

Irritable bowel syndrome summary

IBS Treatment

Inflammatory bowel disease summary

Ulcerative colitis summary

Crohns disease summary

IBD Treatment

Correction: This infographic lists methotrexate as a treatment for moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis. This is an error. Methotrexate has no role in the maintenance of remission in ulcerative colitis.

References:

Sources: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence; Crohn’s and Colitis UK; IBS Network; J Neurogastroenterol Motil 2017;23(2): 151–163; Gastroenterol Hepatol (N Y) 2017;13(1): 36–45.

Editorial advisers: Anja St.Clair Jones, consultant gastroenterology pharmacist, Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust; Mikin Patel, lead gastroenterology pharmacist, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Illustration: Alex Webber

Citation: The Pharmaceutical Journal, Vol 305, No 7942, online | DOI: 10.1211/PJ.2020.20208495

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