ASGE Recognized Industry Associate (ARIA) Training Program OPEN | October 2026-Large Intestine- IBD and IBS

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The lecture reviews inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), microscopic colitis, and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Crohn’s disease can affect any part of the digestive tract and causes patchy, full-thickness inflammation, while ulcerative colitis is limited to the colon and causes continuous inflammation. Diagnosis combines symptoms, imaging, endoscopy, and biopsies. Treatment aims to relieve symptoms, heal inflammation, and maintain remission, using medications ranging from steroids to biologics and other advanced therapies; surgery may be needed for complications. Removing the colon can cure ulcerative colitis but not Crohn’s disease.<br /><br />Microscopic colitis causes chronic diarrhea despite a normal-looking colon; biopsies reveal inflammation. It is often treated with budesonide. IBS is a common functional disorder diagnosed by symptom criteria and without alarm signs. Management may include diet changes, symptom-targeted medicines, and psychological therapies such as cognitive behavioral therapy or hypnotherapy.<br /><br />The discussion also notes that PSC is strongly associated with ulcerative colitis and increases colorectal cancer risk, warranting frequent colonoscopy surveillance.

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Ayokunle Abegunde

Keywords

inflammatory bowel disease

Crohn’s disease

ulcerative colitis

microscopic colitis

irritable bowel syndrome

primary sclerosing cholangitis