Clinical

You are not imagining things. That poor night’s sleep may have made your inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) worse. Poor sleep can increase the risk of IBD relapses and flares. And...

You may have heard of a link between using a stomach acid reducer and flares with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Several different studies have looked into this question with mixed...

Fecal transplantation, or fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT), is a type of treatment that transfers healthy stool from a donor into the gastrointestinal (GI) tract of an unwell recipient. It is...

Technology is now a common way to deliver healthcare. Digital health products help prevent, diagnose, or manage chronic conditions. Devices range from wellness apps to artificial intelligence and wearable devices...

Digital therapeutics (DTx) first entered clinical discussions in the 1990s. The idea was that technology could improve healthcare access. It could help overcome barriers of location, time, and resources. This...

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 and 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...