A silent yet formidable health challenge is gaining ground across India: Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD).Once seldom encountered in clinical practice, this chronic condition of the gastrointestinal ...

Medically reviewed by Robert Burakoff, MD Toxic megacolon is a serious condition of the large intestine, or colon, that affects how well food moves through the digestive system. Digestive symptoms ...

Body mass index (BMI) may not provide the most accurate screening for skeletal muscle deficits among youth with pediatric‐onset inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a study in the Journal of ...

Up to half of patients with Crohn's disease, an inflammatory bowel disease, develop a complication called fibrosis, where the ...

Many people with IBD, an umbrella term that includes ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, have a reduced quality of life, ...

Adherence to the Mediterranean diet was linked to lower inflammation, a healthier gut microbiome, and milder Crohn’s disease ...

Managing Crohn’s disease doesn’t end with digestive issues. In fact, there’s a name for Crohn’s disease symptoms that don’t involve the digestive system at all: extraintestinal ...

James Lindsay, professor of inflammatory bowel disease at Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, and consultant gastroenterologist at Barts Health NHS ...

Discover 8 foods that calm Crohn's symptoms and 6 to avoid. Learn which fruits, proteins, and grains work best for managing inflammatory bowel disease.

Complementary therapies, including exercise and getting enough of certain vitamins, may help support your overall health with Crohn’s disease and relieve your symptoms. Some complementary ...

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About 3.1 million adults in the United States have inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which includes Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis (UC). But just as each person is unique, so is their ...