Inflammatory Bowel Disease has long been thought to be a disease that only adults get. This is just not true anymore. Gastroenterologists are seeing increasing numbers of children presenting with IBD. Most of this number are cases of Crohn's Disease.
Unfortunately many pediatricians do not have IBD on their radar and these children can go for quite some time with out an accurate diagnosis. Delays in treatment only lead to additional issues with malnutrition, anemia, poor nutrient absorption...
Inflammatory bowel disease often appears for the first time in childhood or adolescence. For some children and teenagers, the onset of this... Read more »
Children are the fastest growing population of Inflammatory Bowel Disease patients. Unfortunately many children can go years before they... Read more »
With the new school year about to begin there are many parents facing managing their child’s IBD while they are at school. Many... Read more »
According to the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation more than 100,000 children have Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Unfortunately these numbers are... Read more »
My Crohn's Disease has been acting up of late. I had been on a trip in upstate NY and a few other people I was with were diagnosed with... Read more »
Children who have Crohn's disease have bone loss that researchers say does not completely resolve with treatment. Traditionally, bone loss in IBD... Read more »
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Although people of all ages are diagnosed with IBD, most cases are diagnosed before the age of 30, and of those, most are diagnosed during... Read more »
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