Inflammatory Bowel Disease
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Acceptability at Recruitment
NOT ACCEPTABLE
Acceptability at CT / Work-Up
NOT ACCEPTABLE
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
Unacceptable. Risk of donor-acquired autoimmunity in recipient with unacceptable symptoms.
Pseudonyms or Related Conditions
Crohns disease
Ulcerative Colitis
Version
Version 1, Edition 1
Date of Last Update
15th June 2012
