Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation North Texas Chapter North Texas IBD Education Symposium Date: Saturday, September 8, 2018 Time: 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM Location: Frontiers of Flight Museum– 6911 Lemmon Ave., Dallas, TX 75209 You’re invited for a day of Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis education. Find out more about the latest in IBD treatment and […]
Using Nutrition to Prevent Colorectal Cancer in our Children
The month of March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month as well as National Nutrition Month. Did you know? Young onset Colorectal Cancer is on the rise 1 in 20 people will be diagnosed with Colorectal Cancer in their lifetime 10% of new Colorectal Cancer patients are younger than age 50 Only 5-10% of Colorectal […]
Educational Opportunities About Inflammatory Disease and Your Child
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is a chronic lifelong condition that causes inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract. IBD includes Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis. There are approximately 1.6 million people in the United States with IBD and 80,000 or more of them are under the age of 18. Important Facts about IBD: IBD is not the […]
Got Camp?
Studies have shown that children with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) who attend a summer camp that is disease specific have benefited from the experience. A disease-specific summer camp allows children to build a peer network by exposing them to others with similar therapeutic routines. Pediatric patients with IBD, Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis who attend IBD summer […]
Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Children
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a condition that causes chronic inflammation of the intestines. For reasons that are not yet clearly understood, the child’s immune system becomes abnormally active against his or her own intestines. Researchers aren’t sure what causes this, but IBD seems to occur as a result of genetic and environmental factors. IBD comes […]
