It's hard to believe that 2020 is right around the corner—where did the year go? As we begin to plan for the new year, we wanted to look back on the past year to highlight the big news and successes for the IBD community. After going back through the year, all I can say is 2019 was an ...

Living with a chronic illness, like Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis, can cause a lot of physical symptoms and emotional distress. But what we don’t talk about enough is the positive effect of having a chronic illness- the ability for patients to take their experience and become mo...

We all know what it’s like to feel invisible at some point in time—the feeling of not being seen or heard by those around you. Typically, the feeling doesn’t last long-term. But for people living with Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis, the feeling of being invisible is something the...

Amy and Parsa are IBD patients, students at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and members of the Foundation’s National Council of College Leaders (NCCL). Their experiences living with IBD has guided their academic and career interests and led both to volunteer in an IBD ...

In July, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) made two announcements regarding IBD treatments: New HUMIRA® biosimilar approved for ulcerative colitis and adult Crohn’s disease patients The FDA announced the approval of HADLIMA™ (adalimumab-bwwd), a biosimilar referencing HUMI...

Acknowledgement: This article is a summary of “Acupuncture in Inflammatory Bowel Disease” recently published in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases by Gengqing Song, MD, Claudio Fiocchi, PM, and Jean-Paul Achkar, MD. The article was written by Nataly Shtraizent, PhD. In the past deca...

Written by Kacy Holloway, National Council of College Leaders member Traveling has always been something I’ve loved doing, and there is so much of the world that I still want to see. Traveling can take anyone out of their comfort zone – a new location with unfamiliar foods and places, ...

Written by Ty Redler, National Council of College Leaders alumnus Misdiagnosis: a period throughout a patient’s medical journey where the patient can be confused, scared, unheard, misunderstood, and lost. Before I was diagnosed, I was misdiagnosed with seemingly everything that is a co...

Written by Colette Manley, National Council of College Leaders alumnus Hey IBD’ers- My name is Colette. I am a recent graduate from Iowa State University and now attending graduate school. It hasn’t been easy, managing my Crohn’s while in school, but it is definitely possible. One of t...

Benefits of self-management interventions for young patients with IBD have been identified, but further research is needed Acknowledgement: This article is a summary of “A Systematic Review of Self-Management Interventions for Children and Adolescents With Inflammatory Bowel Disease” r...