Prognosis of Inflammatory bowel disease

Prognosis of Inflammatory bowel disease: The prognosis varies considerably amongst patients. Some patients suffer relatively mild symptoms and go into remission with simple treatment measures whereas others suffer severe illness and have frequent flare-ups.

Although patients with long-term disease face a higher risk of developing colon cancer, their survival rates tend to be better due to the fact that their condition means that their digestive system is regularly monitored and cancers tend to be detected earlier. ...see also Overview of Inflammatory bowel disease

Onset of Inflammatory bowel disease: Onset is usually between the ages of 15 and 30 but can occur at just about any age.

Deaths and Mortality Rates

Deaths from Inflammatory bowel disease: fewer than 1,000 deaths in the USA 1987 (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, US Government Printing Office, NIDDK, 1994)

Estimated mortality rate for Inflammatory bowel disease from prevalence and deaths statistics:

• Deaths: 1,000 (USA annual deaths calculated from this data: fewer than 1,000 deaths in the USA 1987 (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, US Government Printing Office, NIDDK, 1994))
• Incidence: 544,000 (USA prevalence calculated from this data: 1 in 500 (NIAID); 300,000 people to 500,000 people NIDDK
• 0.18% (ratio of deaths to prevalence).
• See also Deaths and Inflammatory bowel disease and Overview of Inflammatory bowel disease.

Complications:

Complications of Inflammatory bowel disease may include:

• Intestinal strictures
• Intestinal obstruction
• Bowel perforation - rare
• Gastrointestinal fistula (type of Fistula)
• Increased risk of colon cancer
• more complications...»

See also complications of Inflammatory bowel disease.

Inflammatory bowel disease: Research More

• Inflammatory bowel disease: Introduction
• Deaths: Inflammatory bowel disease
• Symptoms: Inflammatory bowel disease
• Complications: Inflammatory bowel disease
• Causes: Inflammatory bowel disease
• Treatments: Inflammatory bowel disease

About prognosis:

The 'prognosis' of Inflammatory bowel disease usually refers to the likely outcome of Inflammatory bowel disease. The prognosis of Inflammatory bowel disease may include the duration of Inflammatory bowel disease, chances of complications of Inflammatory bowel disease, probable outcomes, prospects for recovery, recovery period for Inflammatory bowel disease, survival rates, death rates, and other outcome possibilities in the overall prognosis of Inflammatory bowel disease. Naturally, such forecast issues are by their nature unpredictable.

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