How Did This All Start?...In the Fall of 2005, I had it made. I was at Shippensburg University, enjoying the time away from home. I was...reactions1comment
Sara Ringer...Sara was previously an advocate for InflammatoryBowelDisease.net. Sara is a Crohn's disease patient who describes herself as Young and Rectumless, because how...
Caregivers...Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), causes chronic inflammation in a person’s digestive tract that can...
Marisa Lauren Troy...Marisa was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis at the age of 13 and had absolutely no idea how much her world was about...
Maria Masington...Maria was previously an advocate for InflammatoryBowelDisease.net. Maria Masington is a poet, essayist, and short story writer from Wilmington, Delaware. Her poetry has been...
Paul Richman...Paul Richman is an elementary school teacher that battles through the every day struggles of Crohn's. His remarkable story of fighting to...
Community Health Leaders...In order to stay up to date on latest treatments, drug discovery, clinical studies and how to manage inflammatory bowel disease every day...
Clinical Trial Participation...Every clinical trial is designed to look at a specific population, so each participant is required to have certain traits (eligibility criteria)...
Understanding Clinical Trials...A clinical trial is a research study that is conducted to determine whether a specific medical intervention, such as a treatment, device...
Clinical Trial Terminology...There are several terms that are commonly used when discussing clinical trials. Here are some that come up often:Adverse event: an undesirable...
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Pregnancy...Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including both Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC)(UC), causes chronic inflammation of the digestive tract. Common symptoms...
Mental Health...There are a number of misunderstandings about the relationships between emotions, mental health, and inflammatory bowel diseases such as Crohn’s disease (CD)...
Smoking...Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which encompasses both Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), is a condition in which inflammation of the digestive tract...
Stress...Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a condition of inflammation of the digestive tract. The two main forms of IBD are Crohn’s disease (CD)...
Eating Tips and Strategies...Maintaining a healthy, well-balanced diet is important for everyone, and is especially important for people with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) such as...
Diet and Nutrition...Many people have mistaken beliefs about the relationship between food and inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) such as Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative...