In this video from Alissa Linnae, the vlogger talks about inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and its effects.

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Alissa briefly talks about Crohn’s disease and then moves on to the disease she suffers from: ulcerative colitis. She explains that patients are usually diagnosed with IBD between the ages of 15 and 25 (although patients can be diagnosed much younger and much older).

While both diseases share commonalities, the main difference is that Crohn’s disease can occur in any part of the digestive system from the anus up to the mouth, whereas ulcerative colitis only affects the large intestine.

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