After an unexpected ulcerative colitis (UC) diagnosis, Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation National Board Member John Capodilupo turned his personal experience into fuel for his entrepreneurship, innovation, and leadership in the ...

Shared decision-making is something you do all the time. It’s the conversation you have with your spouse about what to make for dinner, the work meeting where you plan an upcoming project, the texts you send to your kids about which movie to see this weekend. Yet, when it comes to ...

How your body gets the nutrients it needs is a fascinating process—and one that is important to understand when you have Crohn’s disease. After your stomach begins to break down the food you eat, the food moves into your small intestine, or small bowel. There, the bowel absorbs vit...

Learning you have inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) brings about a lot of changes. IBD can affect all aspects of your life—changing how you feel, how you see yourself, and even your everyday activities. Simple things most people take for granted, like going to work every day or planning ...

People with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are at increased risk for a condition called primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC). We’ll help you understand PSC and why regular screenings for this disease are essential if you have IBD. What is primary sclerosing cholangitis? PSC ...