Inflammatory bowel disease in the Hubei Province of China

Table 1 Clinical manifestations of ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease in inflammatory bowel disease patients (n = 74)

Clinical manifestation	Ulcerative colitis (n = 66)	Crohn’s disease (n = 8)
Diarrhea	65 (98%)	5 (63%)
Abdominal pain	52 (79%)	8 (100%)
Blood and mucus stool	52 (79%)	2 (25%)
Constipation	9 (14%)	5 (63%)
Oral aphthous ulcer	4	3
Arthritis	4	1
Chronic gastritis	3
Liver disease	3
Nephropyelitis	2
Schistosomiasis	1	1
Peripheral neuritis	2
Diabetes mellitus	1
Tuberculosis		1
Fistula in anus	1
Fistula in urinary bladder		1

Table 2 Type of disease according to location of inflammation in inflammatory bowel disease patients (n = 74)

Type of disease	Ulcerative colitis (n = 66)	Crohn’s disease (n = 8)
Proctitis	12
Sigmoiditis	26
Left colitis	14	1
Transversal colitis	4
Ascending colitis		1
Total colitis	10
Ileum and cecum disease		6

Table 3 Medical treatment of choice in inflammatory bowel disease patients (n = 74)

	Sulphasalazine	Steroids	Antibiotics	Chinese medicine	Surgery
Ulcerative colitis (n = 66)	44	17	21	6	1
Crohn’s disease (n = 8)	1		6		5