While obtaining a nursing history from a patient with IBD, the nurse recognizes that the patient most likely has ulcerative colitis rather than Crohn's disease when the patient reports experiencing

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Because ulcerative colitis affects the colon, blood in the stools is more common with this form of IBD. Weight loss, abdominal pain and cramping, and onset at age 20 are consistent with both Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.

While Obtaining a Nursing History from a Patient with IBD