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 […]
What Is Ulcerative Colitis?
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 invading substances. The immune system then sends white blood cells […]
