Spondyloarthritis

Arthritis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Signs and Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment

Signs and Symptoms

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a group of disorders, including Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis, that cause an inflammation of the intestines. Approximately 7 percent to 20 percent of people with IBD develop arthritis, which typically affects the large joints of the lower extremities. Men and women with IBD are affected by arthritis equally.

Symptoms of arthritis usually occur at the same time a person is experiencing symptoms of IBD.

Reviewed by health care specialists at UCSF Medical Center.
Last updated May 8, 2007