TAKE ACTION FOR

WORLD IBD DAY!

MAY 19, 2020

 

Join the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation and the more than 10 million people worldwide affected by Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis to #StepUp4IBD for World IBD Day!

This year, more than ever, our community needs to come together to support each other as we collectively fight not only IBD, but the COVID-19 pandemic. Throughout the month of May, we’ll #StepUp4IBD to increase awareness of and familiarity with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), educate the public about these diseases, and raise funds to support our mission of finding IBD cures and improving patient quality of life.

 

What are Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis?

Known collectively as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis are painful, medically incurable diseases that attack the digestive system, causing abdominal pain, persistent diarrhea, rectal bleeding, fever, and weight loss. 

Crohn's disease may attack anywhere along the digestive tract, while ulcerative colitis inflames only the large intestine (colon). In addition to the impact on the GI tract, in some patients, IBD may also affect the joints, skin, bones, kidneys, liver, and eyes.

What is World IBD Day?

World IBD Day takes place on May 19 each year to unite people worldwide in the fight against Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. Organizations from 50 countries on five continents participate in awareness raising activities to shine light on the debilitating nature of these chronic incurable digestive diseases.

Through World IBD Day, we mobilize the IBD community in the United States to #StepUp4IBD with our international partners in raising awareness of Crohn’s and colitis.

 

There are a lot of ways you can #StepUp4IBD. Click the links below or scroll down to see all the different actions you can take. With your help, we can move closer to realizing our vision of a future free from Crohn’s and colitis!

 Support our mission critical work | Create a personal infographic | Sign our step therapy petition | Watch our World IBD Day panel | Share our stickers on social media | Add a Facebook frame to your photo | Read our World IBD Day blog post

#SteupUp4IBD tote bag

Support our mission critical work in honor of World IBD Day!

We need your help NOW more than ever to support our mission critical research, education, support, and advocacy programs. #StepUp4IBD by making a $50 donation (or more), and you’ll receive a limited edition Love Your Guts tote bag.

Donate now

Looking for other ways to help support our work?

You can also create a Facebook fundraiser or a #StepUp4IBD fundraiser.

 

Create your own infographic for World IBD Day

Create your personal IBD infographic

#StepUp4IBD by creating your personal IBD infographic and share it on social media! It only takes a few minutes to create a shareable version of your or your loved one’s disease journey.

Create your own infographic

Step therapy petition

Sign our petition and tell Congress to #StepUp4IBD

Join us as we urge Congress to reform step therapy (also known as fail first) by passing the Safe Step Act. Sign our petition and tell your legislators that patients need access to the medications they need when they need them!
Sign now

World IBD Day virtual panel

 

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World IBD Day: Experiences of minority IBD patients and caregivers In observance of World IBD Day, Adam Koch of the Foundation's National Council of College Leaders discusses what it's like to live with IBD as a racial and ethnic minority with Dr. Meena Bewtra (University of Pennsylvania), IBD patient Stephanie Stinson, and IBD caregiver Anand Omprakash.

World IBD Day sticker - giphy

Add a sticker to your social media posts

Use our GIPHY stickers in your social media posts to make #IBDvisible for World IBD Day! Search for them using Crohn's, colitis, or IBD in Facebook Messenger, Instagram Stories, Snapchat, and more, or use them from the GIPHY website.
Find stickers

World IBD Day 2020 - social media frame

Transform your social media photo with our World IBD Day frame

All it takes is a few clicks to add a frame to your social media profile picture and #StepUp4IBD!
Get yours now

Living with IBD in the time of COVID-19

Every year on May 19, the global IBD community comes together to #StepUp4IBD and raise awareness of Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis for World IBD Day. This day of observance usually involves video chats, patient stories, memes, and other ways to highlight these invisible illnesses. And while some of that is still part of our observance this year, we wanted to highlight an even more pressing issue – the impact that COVID-19 has had on IBD patients around the world. Read the blog post.

Awareness Week #myIBD Story Image

Read IBD Stories

Living with IBD is a very individual experience. Click to read patient and caregiver stories about life with Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis.
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