Understanding the Basics of IBD

Living with IBD as an Older Adult: What you need to know Learn how older adults living with IBD can manage Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis with expert guidance from Dr. Bharati Kochar of Mass General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Discover key challenges, treatment options, and wellness tips for aging with IBD from the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation’s My IBD Learning Program. In this session, Dr. Kocher explores the unique challenges faced by older adults living with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Learn about the growing population of older adults with IBD, how aging impacts disease management, and the importance of personalized, age-friendly care.

Endoscopy and Colonoscopy for Inflammatory Bowel Disease Endoscopies play an important role in the diagnosis, management, and treatment of inflammatory bowel disease in establishing diagnoses, determining between Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, monitoring disease activity and response to treatment, and assessing for and treating complications. Learn from Dr. Shannon Chang, from the NYU Langone's Inflammatory Disease Center and she explains the variety of different types of endoscopies that may be recommended and how they can help you or your loved one achieve remission goals.

Bowel Urgency in IBD Bowel urgency is the sudden and urgent need to have a bowel movement — often unpredictable and anxiety-inducing. It can happen in both Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, whether the disease is active or in remission.

MyIBD Learning: Beyond the Belly: IBD symptoms outside the gut Inflammatory bowel disease affects not only the gut, but also parts of the body such as our joints, skin, eyes, and liver. Watch this webinar to understand complications many IBD patients face such as arthritis, skin rashes, eye inflammation, and liver complications. You'll learn strategies for monitoring and treating these complications to improve your quality of life.