CROHN'S & COLITIS
AWARENESS WEEK
DECEMBER 1-7, 2020
CROHN'S & COLITIS
AWARENESS WEEK
DECEMBER 1-7, 2020
Help make #IBDVisible during Crohn’s & Colitis Awareness Week!
Millions of Americans live with Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis, and countless others, including friends and family members, are touched by these diseases. Everyone experiences these diseases differently, and no one day looks the same in the life of a member of the IBD community. During Crohn’s & Colitis Awareness Week, we will explore what it is like to spend a day in the life of patients, caregivers, healthcare professionals, researchers and other members of the IBD community. Join us by taking the actions below to help make #IBDVisible and share what a day in YOUR life is like!
Create your own Day in the Life infographic!
Share what your own or your loved one’s typical day is like with IBD! Create a personal infographic to share on social media during Crohn's & Colitis Awareness Week and help make #IBDVisible!
Add a sticker to your social media posts!
Use our new GIPHY stickers in your social media posts to make #IBDvisible during Crohn’s & Colitis Awareness Week! Search for them using Crohn's, colitis, or IBD in Facebook Messenger, Instagram Stories, Snapchat, and more.
Raise awareness and receive a free, limited-edition #IBDVisible shirt!
Sign our Crohn’s & Colitis Awareness Week pledge and commit to helping make #IBDVisible. Once you’ve signed the pledge, we’ll send you a free, limited-edition shirt. Hurry—we only have 2,500 shirts to give away, so reserve yours now!
#SpillYourGuts: IBD Stories
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Will's Story
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Natalie's Story
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Rishika's Story
DISEASE FACTS
Known collectively as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis are painful, medically incurable diseases that attack the digestive system, causing symptoms including 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.
ABOUT THE WEEK
Crohn’s & Colitis Awareness Week was created in 2011 by U.S. Senate Resolution 199, “A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Crohn’s & Colitis Awareness Week, December 1-7.” Crohn’s & Colitis Awareness Week is designed to bring together the IBD community around a shared goal—to raise awareness and educate the public about IBD as part of our mission to see a future free of Crohn’s and colitis.
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
The Crohn's & Colitis Foundation extends its deepest thanks to our Crohn's & Colitis Awareness Week sponsors:
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