KevinMD March 30, 2025
With the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reporting that inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, is on the rise, there is an urgent need for physicians to arm their patients with tools and education to manage these conditions in between appointments.
IBD already includes nearly three million people in the U.S. who are diagnosed with either ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s disease, which cause inflammation of the tissues in the digestive tract. Disease experience and severity vary between individuals, but many will have symptoms such as stomach pain, diarrhea, rectal bleeding, extreme tiredness, and weight loss. In addition, IBD patients are at high risk for complications that often lead to emergency room visits and long hospital...