Difference between Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis

The difference between Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis mainly lies in clinical symptoms, lesion sites, complications, endoscopic manifestations and pathologic examinations. 1. Clinical symptoms: Crohn’s disease mostly has no symptoms of mucopurulent blood stools and acute and severe symptoms, while ulcerative colitis mostly has the above symptoms. 2. Lesion site: Crohn’s disease occurs in the end of the ileum and adjacent parts of the colon; ulcerative colitis occurs in the colon, with the rectum and sigmoid colon. 3. Complications: Crohn’s disease can have the complication of intestinal stenosis, and ulcerative colitis can have the complication of toxic megacolon and colon cancer. 4. Endoscopic examination: Crohn’s disease nei’jing’x can have longitudinal ulcers, cobblestone-like changes, ulcerative colitis can be seen purulent secretions, intestinal mucosal erosion and ulceration. 5. Pathologic examination: Crohn’s disease is non-caseating granuloma, ulcerative colitis is crypt structure change. For the difference between Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, it is recommended to consult a doctor for differentiation according to individual circumstances.