Inflammatory Bowel Disease Symptom Checker

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About the patient

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Please tell us who you’re enquiring for

Please note that all questions should be answered from the perspective of the person in question.

What is your/their gender?

Male

Female

What is your/their age?

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THIS SYMPTOM CHECKER IS FOR PEOPLE AGE 18 YEARS AND OVER.

If you are enquiring for a child under 18, please speak to your local healthcare professional.

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Locating the pain

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Where is the pain at the moment?

Upper abdomen

Lower abdomen

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THIS SYMPTOM CHECKER IS ONLY FOR PAIN IN THE LOWER ABDOMEN (LOWER PART OF THE STOMACH AREA).

If the pain is being experienced in the upper abdomen, please speak to your local healthcare professional.

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Describing the pain

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At the moment, how would you describe the pain?
Click on as many of the below as you need to

SEVERE

Crampy

Dull

Gnawing

Intense

Sharp

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Timings

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When did the pain begin?

Suddenly, for no apparent reason

It started suddenly and seems to be related to something I ate

It comes and goes in episodes (which last anything from a few days to weeks) and then disappears

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Specific symptoms

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Please select the symptoms from the list below.
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Unexplained fever

Unexplained rapid pulse

Pain, ulcers or tender swelling in the rectum

Bloated stomach

Extremely bloated stomach

Vomiting

Diarrhoea

Fresh blood in stools

Stools appear blackened

Stools contain streaks of blood and/or mucus

Urgency to go to the toilet

Urge to go to the toilet when no stool is present

Loss of appetit

Weight loss

Fatigue

Ulcers or boils by the anus

Other

Please note that diagnosis of IBD is not based on symptoms alone and requires expert medical investigation. Always speak to your doctor if you are worried about your symptoms.

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Your Results

Some of your symptoms are similar to those of IBD.

Please note that the diagnosis of IBD cannot be made on the basis of symptoms alone and further investigation will be needed to determine whether you have IBD. Please see your doctor, taking a copy of the Symptom Checker results PDF with you, as described below.

What to do now:

Call your doctor and arrange an appointment
Download and print your answers from the Symptom Checker to take with you to the doctor
Learn more about IBDBy visiting these pages of our website:

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Your Results

The symptoms you have are not typical of someone with active IBD.

(People with IBD have active (flare-up) phases, together with calmer periods (remission) where the symptoms are greatly reduced or absent.)

Please see your doctor to further investigate your symptoms. Taking a copy of the Symptom Checker results PDF may help you in your discussion with him/her.

Please note that the diagnosis of IBD is not based on symptoms alone and requires expert medical investigation. Always speak to a doctor if you are worried about your symptoms or think you may have IBD.

Download and print your answers from the Symptom Checker to take with you to the doctor

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Your Results

BASED ON YOUR ANSWERS, YOU SHOULD SEEK IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION

The Symptom Checker is unable to determine whether your symptoms are similar to IBD. Find your local emergency medical number by visiting this website

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Before you go…

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Having any kind of bowel symptoms can be worrying. We built this Symptom Checker to help you to record your symptoms and identify when you should speak to your local healthcare professional.

We’d like to know how we’ve done, so we can modify the service for others. Before you go, please complete the following two questions:

Did the symptom checker help you to understand what to do about your symptoms? (Where 1 = no, not at all and 5 = yes, very much so)

How likely are you to follow the advice that the symptom checker suggested? (Where 1 = not likely and 5 = very likely)

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