Before I was diagnosed with IBD, my life was fueled by a simple reason: I woke up, got on my bicycle, and trained each day to win bike races. I worked hard and made sacrifices to become the best professional athlete I could be. It all seemed straight forward, really. But things suddenly...

2019 was a very exciting year for the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation! As this year’s annual report headline reads, we are helping patients today, accelerating breakthroughs for tomorrow. We are doing this through our many advancements in IBD research, education & support programs,...

It has been 25 years since I was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease as a preteen. My diagnosis inspired me to want to be a pediatric IBD specialist, and now I am proud to say that I am both an IBD provider and an IBD patient. As a pediatric gastroenterologist in Columbus, Ohio, most of the ...

We are deeply saddened by the events that have unfolded in our communities. The tragic deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor are harsh reminders of the pain, fear, and inequality that racism engenders for black people living in America. As a patient-centered healthcar...

Do you have a burning question about IBD? The Irwin M. and Suzanne R. Rosenthal IBD Resource Center, also known as the IBD Help Center, has answers for you!  Launched in March 2007, the IBD Help Center provides information and resources to patients, caregivers, and healthcare providers...

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 illnesse...

As news of COVID-19 emerges and changes by the hour, all of us want to stay informed and take actions to protect ourselves and our families. The CDC warns that older adults and people with underlying medical conditions may be at a higher risk of getting sick from the novel coronavirus. ...

My name’s Rick Folbaum. I’m a dad, TV news anchor, and Crohn’s patient. I’m also a coronavirus survivor. Like you, I’d been following the coronavirus headlines, watching and worrying as it swept through China, Iran, Italy, and then Washington State. In my case, I had to report on the de...

When Christopher Columbus first sighted land in October 1492, he thought he had reached Japan. That’s how bad his map was.  In medicine, we rely increasingly on biomarkers (indicators of disease) to ”map” our health, disease risks, disease conditions, and responses to treatment. Some b...

We understand that there’s a lot of information in the news about the coronavirus (COVID-19) and you may be concerned. The Foundation is here to help you make sense of the information and take the precautions recommended by the Centers for Disease Controls and Prevention (CDC). Jump to...