Patients and physicians must balance the risks associated with untreated inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) with the risks and benefits associated with potential treatments. This animation describes risks of untreated IBD as well as the benefits and side effects of drugs used to treat IBD, including aminosalicylates (5-ASAs), antibiotics, steroids, immunomodulators, and biologics.

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