Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is called an invisible illness for a reason. It can have a debilitating effect on your quality of life while others may not understand or be able to see that you are sick. It doesn’t help that many patients are reluctant to speak about their disease. As ...

We all need access to a restroom, multiple times a day, regardless of how much we dislike talking about it. Unfortunately, many of us who live with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) experience the need to use a restroom more urgently and more frequently than the general public. To help p...

Hey! My name is Jordan Leftwich. I’m 17 years old and I’m a professional international model and actress. Although, one main thing that makes me different is that I have Crohn’s disease. I’ve probably been living with Crohn’s disease my entire life but I was only diagnosed around 2018, ...

Receiving a diagnosis of Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis can be overwhelming. We find that no matter where people are in their disease journey, there are always questions and the need for help and education about the disease, treatment options, and how you can help yourself cope w...

This past year was a year of change – we transitioned back to in-person and hybrid events, returned to our physical offices, and began to regain some normalcy that we lost during the peak of the pandemic. 2022 saw the launch of several new awareness and education campaigns, advancemen...

Ultrasound imaging has long been used in healthcare to evaluate, diagnose, and monitor disease. According to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration, there are many types of ultrasounds, such as abdominal ultrasound (to view abdominal tissue and organs), bone sonometry (to assess bone d...

Army veteran and security subject matter expert Trei McMullen was finally diagnosed with ulcerative colitis when he was 26 years old, after struggling with symptoms since he was 18. Today, McMullen has joined the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation’s Business Advisory Council and wants to ...

If you live with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), you are probably no stranger to sleep disruption. The pain caused by Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis is enough to upend patients’ sleep schedules, let alone bowel urgency, fatigue during the daytime, and a multitude of other sympt...

Have you ever felt uncomfortable or sensitive talking to your doctor about symptoms and emotional concerns you’re experiencing? If so, you are not alone.   A global survey concluded that four out of 10 people living with ulcerative colitis (UC) in the U.S. were worried that if th...

Colonoscopies are a crucial diagnostic and monitoring tool for patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). However, having one can be intimidating when faced with the daunting bowel preparation that it requires. The solution most people drink beginning the day before the test to hel...