Thanksgiving is a time to gather around the table, but holiday meals can sometimes feel complicated when you’re living with Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis. There’s no one-size-fits-all Thanksgiving menu for people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Food tolerance varies from person ...

When living with Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis, choosing the right Medicare or Medicaid plan can help make medications, specialist visits, testing, and procedures more accessible and affordable. Understanding your options and changes to coverage, can help you make informed decisions about yo...

  For information about Medicare and Medicaid plans, click here. Open Enrollment Is an Opportunity to Protect Your Inflammatory Bowel Disease Care Choosing health insurance can feel overwhelming, especially when you live with a chronic disease that requires ongoing care. For peop...

  Which Comes First: Changes in the Microbiome or IBD? Is an imbalance in the gut microbiome a cause of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), or does inflammation change the microbiome?  It’s a question that researchers are working to answer. IBD, which includes Crohn’s dis...

The Foundation's IBD Help Center Team Trusted Information for Your Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis Journeys A mother of a person newly diagnosed with Crohn’s disease was in search of information related to her daughter’s disease.   Her daughter had survived stage 4 ca...

 Getting enough nutrients can be challenging when you live with Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis, especially when symptoms make it difficult to eat, digest, or absorb food.  Over time, these challenges can put people with IBD at risk for malnutrition, a condition that occurs when...

 Up to half of all people with an inflammatory bowel disease cope with ongoing pain, even if they aren’t in the midst of a flare. But new research efforts are taking a multi-pronged approach in the search to find relief that works. Medically reviewed by: Mona Rezapour, M.D. This conte...

By: Alan Moss, M.D., Chief Scientific Officer, Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation, and Marla C Dubinsky, M.D., Chief of the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology at the Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital; Co-Director of the Susan and Leonard Feinstein Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinical Center at...

 Key Takeaways Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis share some symptoms, but they can affect the digestive tract in different ways.Common signs of IBD include ongoing diarrhea, abdominal pain, rectal bleeding, fatigue, weight loss, and an urgent need to use the bathroom.Symptoms can...

 Vacations are meant for relaxing—but if you're living with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis, planning a trip can come with extra questions.  Will I have enough medication? Where are the nearest restrooms? What if my symptoms flare while I'm away?  T...