Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)

On October 4, 2017, thousands of schools and communities throughout the country will be participating in Walk to School Day. The daily recommendation for physical activity for children 6 years and older is at least 60 minutes per day. The 60 minutes does not need to...

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...

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in which the lining of the large intestine (colon) becomes inflamed and ulcers develop, which produce mucus and pus. UC occurs when the body's immune system mistakes food and other necessary materials in the intestine for...