Crohn’s disease Tag

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...

There's still time to make your plans to attend the Gluten Free and Allergen Free (GFAF) Expo coming to Dallas the weekend of October 28 and 29. This event is a great opportunity for local families with pediatric gastroenterology and abdominal health issues to learn...

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...

Crohn's disease is a form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). IBD is a condition that causes chronic inflammation of the intestines. IBD occurs in children as a result of genetic and environmental factors. For reasons that are not yet clearly understood, the child’s immune system...