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What World IBD Day means to me and why you should care too

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Bowel pain. Computer artwork of a naked woman with bowel pain (orange), which could be caused by IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) or Crohn's disease. --- Image by © Roger Harris/Science Photo Library/Corbis
Bowel pain caused by IBD (Picture: Corbis)

Every 30 minutes, someone in the UK is diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease or Ulcerative Colitis.

That’s why Crohn’s and Colitis UK are using World IBD Day on 19 May 2015 to raise awareness and enable more patients to access the best care possible.

With at least 300,000 people in the UK living with Crohn’s or Colitis, this means 1 in 210 people are living with these unpredictable, life-long and potentially life-threatening conditions.

Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is the term for both Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis.  Both of these chronic conditions cause ulceration… Read the full story


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