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 Crohn’s disease (CD) or ulcerative colitis (UC). This is...
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 colitis (UC). None of these beliefs are true according...
Living with Inflammatory Bowel Disease...Life with a complex, chronic condition such as Crohn’s disease (CD) or ulcerative colitis (UC), the two main forms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), can be very challenging at times, especially during...
Prebiotics...Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which encompasses Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), creates chronic inflammation in the digestive tract and can cause symptoms like abdominal pain, diarrhea, nausea and fatigue. Several medications...
Probiotics and Prebiotics...Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a condition that causes chronic inflammation in the digestive tract. Some people may want to try complementary and integrative health (CIH) methods to help manage...
Complementary and Alternative Therapies...Some people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) may choose to supplement their medicines with what are known as alternative or complementary therapies.Alternative medicine is a term that means any medicinal...
Pain Relievers...It is very common for people who have inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including Crohn’s disease(CD) and ulcerative colitis, to report that they experience pain due to the disease. A range...
Community...Have a question? Ask the community! Share your story or read about others living with IBD. Post in our forum boards and join the conversation! See the latest activity in...
Anti-diarrheals...In inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), there is chronic inflammation in the digestive tract. In Crohn's disease (CD) the inflammation can occur anywhere from the mouth to the anus. In ulcerative colitis (UC), the...
Symptom Management...In people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) like Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), inflammation in the digestive tract can cause many different types of symptoms and complications.The most important...
Procedures to Drain Abscesses...Abscesses are a relatively common complication of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Of the 2 main forms of IBD, around 10 to 30 percent of people with Crohn’s disease (CD) develop...
Surgery for Fistulas...Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) are the 2 major forms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Both cause chronic inflammation in the digestive tract. While the inflammation in UC is confined...
Herbal supplements...Crohn’s disease (CD) is a condition that causes chronic inflammation along the digestive tract. Such inflammation can lead to a variety of symptoms including diarrhea, nausea, abdominal pain and fatigue...
Proctocolectomy...Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) causes chronic inflammation in the digestive tract, which damages the digestive tract and can lead to complications. The 2 main forms of IBD are Crohn’s disease...
Colectomy...When medicine alone does not adequately treat inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), surgery may be necessary. The 2 main forms of IBD, Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), can both...
Strictureplasty...Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) are the 2 major forms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Both cause chronic inflammation in the digestive tract. While the inflammation in UC...
Bowel Resection Surgery...Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) are the two major forms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Both cause chronic inflammation in the digestive tract. While the inflammation in UC is confined to...
Surgery Overview...Surgery is frequently a part of treating inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Of the 2 main forms of IBD, it is estimated that between 25 and 35 percent of those with...
Antibiotics for IBD...Many medicines are used to treat the symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The 2 main types of IBD are Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis (UC). Depending on the person’s...
Biologic Therapies...Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is caused by long-term inflammation of the digestive tract. IBD includes both Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.There is no cure for IBD. But it can be...