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Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) in Dogs

What is inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in dogs? IBD, or Inflammatory bowel disease, is a chronic inflammation of your dog's gastrointestinal tract (GI tract) characterized by inflammatory cells unrelated to another underlying health problem. When these inflammatory cells reach your dog's stomach and GI tract, they change the tract's lining and impair the normal absorption and passing of food. Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) have similar symptoms. However, these