When Dr. Ariel Jordan started medical school in 2017, she didn’t imagine she’d become an advocate for people living with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).    But one day when she went to the pharmacy to pick up her usual medication for her ulcerative colitis, she was shocked...

A scarcity of places to go when you’re traveling to a new city is a major issue for people living with inflammatory bowel disease. In partnership with the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation, HealthCentral reports on the little-discussed crisis.   By Marygrace Taylor   This c...

​​​​​​Marissa Spratley What’s it like to have 500 people who have or care for someone with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) together in one place for one cause?    Marissa Spratley will tell you because she’s been there. “It’s powerful.” For the past three years, Mar...

*This article originally appeared in Psychology Today.   Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), which includes Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, affects nearly 1 in 100 Americans. While the exact cause of IBD remains unknown, some researchers believe that extreme stress m...

Fistulas are a common complication of Crohn's disease, affecting approximately 30% of patients during their lifetime1. Fistulas can be very challenging, causing not only physical pain, but also considerable anxiety and emotional stress.    By partnering with your care team, ...

When someone you love is diagnosed with a life-changing illness, such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which includes Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis, there’s a natural instinct to want to help. However, if you’re unfamiliar with IBD, knowing what to do can be difficult. &nbs...

The Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation recently announced our new five-year research agenda following a year-long process where we brought together researchers, clinicians, patients, and caregivers to identify the most pressing priorities for the IBD research community. Our research agend...

“IBD Has No Borders” was a fitting theme for World IBD Day (May 17) and a recent worldwide meeting focused on how we as a global community can ensure that people living with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) can access the care they need.   I had the privilege to join this meeting...

May 19 marks World IBD Day, a global initiative to raise awareness about the challenges faced by the millions of people living with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). IBD is an umbrella term used to describe lifelong conditions that cause chronic inflammation of the digestive tract. The ...

 In 2016, during an interview with the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation, then Chief Scientific Officer Caren Heller, MD, asked Andrés Hurtado-Lorenzo, PhD, now Senior Vice President of Translational Research & IBD Ventures, a pivotal question: “What would you do to make the Cro...