Symptoms |
Ulcerative colitis |
Crohn disease |
Bleeding |
Common |
Rare |
Abdominal pain |
Not severe |
Common and can be severe |
Palpable abdominal mass |
Very rare |
Fairly common |
Fistulas |
Very rare |
Common |
Involvement of the rectum |
95% |
50% |
Perianal lesions |
5%-18% |
50%-80% |
Postinflammatory polyps |
13%-15% |
Rare |
Toxic megacolon |
3%-4% |
Rare |
Intestinal perforation |
2%-3% |
Rare |
Intestinal stricture |
Rare |
Common |