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Digestive and Social Security Disability

Digestive disorders that can cause pain, malnutrition, frequent restroom needs, or hospitalizations.

Digestive disorders can cause pain, malnutrition, anemia, incontinence, or the need for frequent, unscheduled restroom access. Adult Listing 5.00 covers inflammatory bowel disease and other digestive impairments. Some listings require laboratory findings, documented obstruction, or other specific complications.

Claims that do not meet a listing often turn on attendance, off-task time, and whether the person can stay on task at a workstation. Hospitalizations, surgery, and treatment response should be in the medical file.

Explore digestive condition pages below, or return to the Disability Conditions Center.

Official SSA resource: Listing 5.00 — Digestive Disorders

Digestive condition guides

  • Crohn’s Disease

    Crohn’s disease is an inflammatory bowel disease. Listing 5.06 uses documented intestinal disease plus specified obstruction, laboratory, nutritional, perianal, or repeated-complication criteria.

  • Ulcerative Colitis

    Ulcerative colitis is evaluated under Listing 5.06 for inflammatory bowel disease, the same listing that covers Crohn’s disease. Objective bowel evidence is required. The existing Crohn’s page and IBD article remain; this page is the UC-specific guide.

  • Inflammatory Arthritis

    A broad group of immune-mediated joint and spine diseases, including psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis. Listing 14.09 has several disease-pattern pathways.

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This page is general educational information about Social Security Disability as of the date of this publication. It is not legal or medical advice, does not create an attorney-client relationship, and does not guarantee results. Eligibility depends on individual facts and current Social Security rules.