10 Common Causes of Right Side Pain
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Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Pain on the right side may be due to Inflammatory bowel disease or IBD. The term encompasses two autoimmune conditions that cause inflammation in the gastrointestinal tract: Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. Long-term inflammation damages the gastrointestinal tract. Symptoms include abdominal pain, persistent diarrhea, bloody stools, fatigue and weight loss.
To diagnose IBD, blood and stool tests, endoscopy or colonoscopy and imaging tests may be necessary. Medications are available to manage IBD, but sometimes damaged portions of the gastrointestinal tract must be surgically removed.6‘CDC -What Is Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)? - Inflammatory Bowel Disease - Division of Population Health.’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 22 Mar. 2018, www.cdc.gov/ibd/what-is-IBD.htm
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