Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in children occurs as a result of genetic and environmental factors. 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. The most common symptoms of IBD include diarrhea(often with blood and […]
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 […]
