Difference between ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease

The differences between ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease include different inflammatory ranges, pathological changes, symptoms, etc. The correlation analysis is as follows:

1. Different inflammatory ranges

ulcerative colitis mainly involves colon and large intestine mucosa, starting from rectum and spreading upward, and can affect the whole colon; Crohn's disease can affect any part of the digestive tract, from the mouth to the anus may be affected, common is the terminal ileum and colon.

2. Pathological changes Different

ulcerative colitis performance for the colon mucosa continuous inflammation, accompanied by ulcers, mucus pus blood and intestinal wall thickening; Crohn's disease, on the other hand, presents as a discontinuous inflammation, with deep ulcers, fistulas, and localized fibrosis and stenosis of the intestinal wall

. Crohn's disease symptoms are more diverse, in addition to diarrhea, abdominal pain and bloody stool, but also can be accompanied by anemia, anorexia, weight loss, oral mucosa erosion, joint pain and so on.