Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Contents
Acceptability at Recruitment
NOT ACCEPTABLE
Acceptability at CT / Work-Up
Discuss each case with Medical Officer. May be acceptable for BM only if only one episode with complete recovery.
Individual at Risk
Donor / Recipient
Explanation of Condition
Autoimmune condition leading to chronic, relapsing episodes of diarrhoea and bleeding. Treatment includes aspirin-derived medications, steroids and immunosuppression. Severely affected individuals may require surgical removal of parts of the bowel, and there is an increased risk of bowel cancer in sufferers of ulcerative colitis.
Guidance
Discuss with Medical Officer. Risk of donor-acquired autoimmunity in recipient with unacceptable symptoms possible.
Pseudonyms or Related Conditions
Crohns disease
Ulcerative Colitis
Version
Version 1, Edition 1
Date of Last Update
15th June 2012