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Because of the increasing frequency with which the mucous membranes of the colon are being studied (by colonoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, and the like), it is possible to Li more accurate in the diagnosis, and doctors can readily distinguish between a functional disturbance with few or no anatomical changes and a variety of illnesses that cause inflammatory changes. To classify the latter group, the terminologists spun off a-very important subcategory and named it inflammatory bowel disease Ulcerative colitis, ileitis, Crohn’s disease, and others fall into this category. As we proceed in this chapter, I will maintain this green poop distinction when it is appropriate, but when it is not, I will stick with the term IBS.