What is Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)?
Inflammatory Bowel Disease is an umbrella term for two illnesses: Ulcerative Colitis, which only affects your large intestine or colon, and Crohn’s Disease, which can affect the entire digestive system in your body.
Symptoms include abdominal pain, weight loss, diarrhea that may or may not include blood.
Patients who are born with a genetic predisposition can, at some point in life, experience symptons. When this happens, your immune system causes intestinal inflammation that oftentimes requires long-term treatment. A colonoscopy is most often the best way to diagnose IBD early and prompt treatment to get the disease under control, is crucial to avoid complications such as strictures (a narrowing of the intestine), that may require surgery.
Over the last few years extraordinary medical advances have been made and we can now offer very safe, yet powerful medications to get you the help you need to achieve complete healing. Our IBD team has extensive experience in caring for even the most complicated patients. Dr. Charles Sninsky has been an IBD specialist for decades and has served as the Division Chief of Gastroenterology at the University of Florida and Vanderbilt University before joining Digestive Disease Associates. Dr. Marcus Muehlbauer was appointed as the Director of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease program at the University of Florida before joining Digestive Disease Associates in 2022.
Our dedicated team will help you understand the pros and cons of the numerous medication choices available to you.
Our goal is to help you live a normal life again without suffering! Please schedule an appointment to discuss in detail how we can help you during this difficult health journey.