Fighting Diseases

Clues into Crohn's: Exploring Why the Immune System Attacks Beneficial Bacteria

Your gut is home to a huge community of bacteria called the microbiome.
Fighting Diseases

Understanding What Causes IBD

The Lord Lab's findings could shed light on how IBD occurs.
Fighting Diseases
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Pursuing a Revolution in IBD Treatment

Only about half of IBD patients respond to today’s drugs — and only about 20 percent achieve remission. BRI researchers are working to change that.
Living With A Disease
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What Should I Eat? Understanding the Relationship Between Diet and IBD

From the Clinic: Diet and Managing Symptoms of Inflammatory Bowel Disease – and an App to Help.
Living With A Disease
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Celebrities Living with IBD: Raising Voices and Awareness

Rock stars, Olympic athletes, and actors with IBD have raised their voices to break the silence.
Living With A Disease

Meet the Dog Who is a Weapon Against IBD

Jenn White has a secret weapon for coping with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A French bulldog-Boston terrier mix who also lives with IBD.
Living With A Disease
Take Steps for Crohn’s & Colitis: Building Community through Autoimmunity

Take Steps for Crohn’s & Colitis: Building Community through Autoimmunity

It can be isolating to have an autoimmune disease like Crohn’s or colitis. By bringing people together for exercise and fun, events like Take Steps are building a strong IBD community.
Living With A Disease

Good Medicine and Perseverance: A Winning Strategy for Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Playing competitive soccer for most of her 26 years, Dani Foxhoven knows something about pain.
News & Views
There are more than 1 million people affected with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in the U.S.

Why is Inflammatory Bowel Disease on the Rise?

Why have cases of IBD been soaring worldwide? A Virginia Mason physician offers some theories.