Association of Self Medication with Analgesics and Smoking among Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients

Background: Chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is typically begins in early adulthood with recurring diarrhoea, stomach pain, and blood in the stool. Crohn's Disease (CD) and Ulcerative Colitis (UC) are the two most common IBD conditions. Despite the fact that CD and UC have many similarities, they differ in terms of clinical, endoscopic, and risk factor associations. Various studies have found disparities in their risk variables, such as smoking and the propensity of self-medicating with analgesics. Objective: To determine the proportion of CD and UC among IBD. to explore the proportion of self-medication with analgesics and smoking in patients with IBD patients and compare the exposure of smoking and self medication with analgesic prior to diagnosis in patients of UC and CD.