What is the difference between ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease?

Crohn's enteropathy generally refers to Crohn's disease. The differences between ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease usually include etiology, symptoms, treatment methods, etc., and the analysis is as follows:

1. Etiology The emergence of

ulcerative colitis is related to immune factors, genetics, intestinal microecological abnormalities and other reasons; while the causes of Crohn's disease generally include environmental factors, infections, etc.

2. Symptoms

Typical symptoms of patients with ulcerative colitis include diarrhea with mucopurulent and bloody stools, loss of appetite, nausea, etc. Patients with Crohn's disease usually develop abdominal pain, diarrhea, fever and other symptoms.

3. Treatment Methods

Patients with ulcerative colitis can be treated by total colectomy plus ileal pouch-anal anastomosis if their condition is severe; patients with Crohn's disease need to be treated by diseased bowel resection if their condition is severe.