Other types of IBD

IBD Unclassified

People are diagnosed with IBD unclassified when it isn’t clear if they have Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis.
Common symptoms of IBD unclassified include abdominal pain and diarrhoea with blood.
IBD unclassified is most commonly diagnosed in children.
There are not many clinical trials that focus on treating IBD unclassified so in many cases the disease will be treated in a similar way to ulcerative colitis.

Microscopic colitis is a less common inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that causes inflammation in the large intestine.
Watery diarrhoea is the main symptom of microscopic colitis.
Inflammation caused by microscopic colitis cannot be seen with the naked eye – tissue from the gut must be examined under a microscope.
There are medicines and lifestyle changes to reduce or remove microscopic symptoms. You should always talk with your doctor about what you are using.