Clinical

In the United States, colorectal cancer rates have been declining for years among adults older than 50, due to increased rates of screening. However, the risk is slowly rising in...

In September 2019, Health Union (the parent company of InflammatoryBowelDisease.net) partnered with the U.S. Pain Foundation to learn more about how chronic pain affects the members of our communities. More...

There is growing evidence that spending time in nature can help people feel less depressed, anxious or stressed.1,2 Maintaining our connection to nature can improve one’s quality of life and...

Editor’s Note: LGBTQ+ stands for people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer. To learn more about gender identity, check out the interactive website The Genderbread Person. Have...

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has typically been assessed by the severity of self-reported symptoms. Recently there has been much written about achieving mucosal healing as a better treatment outcome.1 The...

Intravenous Vedolizumab has been commercially available since May 2014 for the treatment of both Crohn’s disease and Ulcerative Colitis (UC). It has been an extremely useful treatment option for many...

The widespread availability of new and better treatments for ulcerative colitis (UC) prompted a recent update to the national guidelines used to diagnose and manage the condition. In general, rather...

Here we will review and compare what happens to the cells of your intestinal lining (mucosa) in health and in active Crohn’s & ulcerative colitis! This will illustrate the importance...

In my last post, I talked about my tale of horrible veins, which led me to getting a surgical powerport placed about 18 months ago. A surgical port is a...

Many IBD patients have experienced needing a different line placement for many reasons; collapsed veins, needing immediate access in a hospital setting and long-term use, for out-patient TPN use, as...

As I type this, Celiac Awareness Week is in full swing here in the UK; while American folks get the whole of May dedicated to raising awareness of the illness...

Did you know that Inflammatory Bowel Disease is associated with other health conditions? For example, some people with Inflammatory Bowel Disease are more likely to develop gallstones, inflammation, liver problems...

Making decisions can be tough, especially when they relate to your health! One decision you may face is whether or not participating in a clinical trial is right for you...

When you’re dealing with a major health issue or condition, it’s helpful to know that in addition to standard treatment, complementary or alternative medicine, clinical trials may provide another treatment...

When many people think of clinical trials, they may think of testing a new experimental drug or taking a placebo pill. But, not all clinical trials involve treatment! Even among...

We wanted to learn more about how the IBD community feels about clinical trials, so we took a look at the results of our 2017 IBD In America Survey. Of...

When you’re dealing with a chronic condition like inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), pain can be a familiar, if unwelcome, companion. Pain can be subtle, at times. Pain can be present...

Informed consent is the term that signifies a person has been given information regarding all possible consequences for a treatment, including both potential risks and benefits. While informed consent frequently...

Clinical trials can provide an opportunity for patients to receive the latest treatment, provide a new treatment option for those whose previous treatment didn’t work, and allow patients to be...

In any clinical trial, participants must meet certain criteria to be eligible to participate. There are two commonly used terms when describing clinical trial eligibility, and those are “inclusion criteria”...