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Mental health problems often begin before IBD is diagnosed and stay higher for years after; addressing psychiatric symptoms early could improve overall disease management and quality of life for people with Crohn’s...
Surgical choices for ulcerative colitis—permanent ileostomy versus ileal pouch (IPAA)—lead to very different daily-life outcomes. Understanding risks and lifestyle tradeoffs and using shared decision-making helps...
Depression and suicide are important concerns for people with IBD. This study shows higher hospitalization risk for depression in IBD but a decline in those hospitalizations over time, which may reflect changing care...
Endoscopy comfort and sedation differ between pediatric and adult settings, and worse adult experiences could deter young adults from needed surveillance or care. Addressing sedation choice, communication, and provider...
Adolescents with IBD often experience abdominal pain that affects daily life. This study suggests psychological resilience — especially optimism and mindfulness — is linked with less pain, pointing to nonpharmacologic...
IOIBD’s consensus frameworks and educational programs shape how IBD is studied and treated worldwide — affecting trial design, treatment goals, patient-reported outcome measures, and clinical guidance that patients and...
Depression is common in people with ulcerative colitis and affects quality of life and disease outcomes. Knowing research trends helps patients and clinicians see where evidence and care approaches are focused,...
Upadacitinib is already used for some patients with UC and Crohn's; this article offers a structured way to think about why it can act quickly in refractory cases and what evidence would be needed to move from short‑term...
Fatigue is a frequent, impactful symptom in Crohn’s disease that often goes unmeasured in clinic visits. Knowing which assessment tools exist can help patients and clinicians recognize and address fatigue.
This profile shows how someone with Crohn’s disease can continue competitive athletic pursuits while managing the condition. It highlights common issues for people with IBD—remission, stress-related flares,...
High out-of-pocket costs and insurance practices can force people with Crohn’s and other chronic autoimmune diseases to delay or stop biologic therapy, which has direct consequences for disease control and quality of...
This review suggests SSRIs and SNRIs may influence both brain and gut pathways relevant to symptom burden in IBD and DGBI — potentially improving mood, pain, motility, and aspects of inflammation. That could matter for...
This study suggests erythritol — a common non-nutritive sweetener — may worsen experimental colitis and depression-like behavior in mice via microbiome and metabolic changes, raising questions about how ultra-processed...
People with PsD or IBD — or both — may develop the other condition years later, and the order of diagnoses appears linked to timing of the second disease and to differences in mortality for some groups. That could affect...
Injection site pain and local reactions can affect comfort and willingness to continue injectable biologic therapy.
Self-management support—whether through digital learning tools or nurse-delivered programs—can affect daily life for people with IBD. Understanding which element drives benefit could shape future care options and how...
A well-known athlete describing recovery from major Crohn’s-related surgery may offer perspective and hope to people living with the condition and to families of young athletes facing serious illness. His new coaching...
Frailty is linked to worse outcomes in older people with IBD, so knowing how common it is—and which patients are at higher risk—can influence monitoring and treatment planning.
People with IBD commonly have extraintestinal symptoms (mood disorders, fatigue, pain, nutritional problems) that affect quality of life and need proactive identification and management in primary care.
Older adults with IBD are at higher risk of functional decline; SE and PT are low-risk interventions that may help reduce frailty, sarcopenia, fatigue, joint pain, and improve postoperative recovery and quality of life.
Disability related to IBD affects daily functioning and quality of life; identifying factors linked with higher or lower disability (vitamin D status, azathioprine use, smoking) can help patients and clinicians consider...
Fatigue is a common, impactful symptom in pediatric and young-adult IBD but is poorly defined and measured, limiting the ability to design age-appropriate supports. This review highlights gaps that affect patients' daily...
Crohn's can affect more than the gut; a coordinated multidisciplinary team helps manage intestinal disease plus common extraintestinal issues (nutrition, skin, joints, eyes, mental health). Knowing which specialists to...
IBD may involve small-vessel changes beyond the gut. If reproducible, retinal microvascular alterations detectable by OCTA could offer a non-invasive window into systemic microvascular involvement in IBD.
Remote text monitoring is appealing as a low-cost way to support people with IBD on biologics, but this trial suggests it may not boost quality of life or adherence over 4 months when adherence is already high. Patients...
High and rising out-of-pocket costs can force people with Crohn’s disease to worry about medical debt, skip care, or make major life changes. Policy choices about insurance coverage (like Medicaid expansion) can...
Fear of movement was substantially more common and often more severe in people with Crohn’s disease in this study, which could act as a barrier to exercise and rehabilitation. Addressing kinesiophobia may help improve...
The paper suggests that HRQoL and family functioning may be similar across disease types and common treatment approaches in children with IBD, but emotional health and parental worry remain areas needing attention.
Depressive symptoms are common in IBD and can worsen quality of life and disease management; non-drug options that may improve mood are especially relevant for patients seeking adjunctive or accessible therapies.
Decisions about having children are common and sometimes complex for women living with IBD. This study maps different motivation patterns and the factors linked to them, which could help clinicians tailor reproductive...
Sleep disturbance is common in IBD and may relate to disease risk and flares. Understanding which sleep problems are linked to onset or activity could point to new ways to support people with IBD.
The study indicates that active inflammation—measured by CDAI and PDAI—drives poorer quality of life in Crohn's disease more than the mere presence of fistulas. That shifts focus toward controlling inflammation to...
Vitamin D deficiency is common in people with IBD and may relate to disease activity, complications, and quality of life; understanding this link could influence monitoring and adjunctive care.
NICE’s patient summary explains care expectations for people with Crohn’s disease, emphasising shared decision-making, symptom control, and understanding treatment options — practical points that affect everyday...
Perianal fistulizing Crohn’s disease causes delayed healing and high recurrence after surgery. This study suggests a specific time-guided external traditional therapy may speed wound healing, reduce inflammation, and...
Depression is common in people with Crohn’s disease and can affect quality of life and ability to manage IBD. Knowing prevalence and common symptoms locally helps clinicians and patients recognize and seek appropriate...
Steroid dependency affects many people with ulcerative colitis and can change long-term treatment plans. This study explores clinical factors and uses an AI clustering method to visualize different risk patterns, which...
Diagnostic delays can mean a child with Crohn's disease doesn't get timely treatment. This report shows weight loss in young patients—especially girls—can be mistakenly labeled an eating disorder, so awareness and...
Integrated joint appointments could make it easier for children with IBD and their families to get coordinated care for symptoms, nutrition, and mental health in a single visit, which may improve access and reduce stigma...
PTG and psychological wellbeing matter to many people with IBD. This study indicates that addressing stigma and promoting healthy lifestyle behaviours could be linked with better psychological outcomes, making these...
Many people with IBD still experience active disease, poor quality of life, work impairment, and depression even while on advanced therapies — highlighting gaps in how we measure and manage treatment success. Who this...
The study suggests quality-of-life and patient-reported measures can reveal a subgroup of UC patients in clinical remission who nevertheless have higher relapse risk, which could help personalize monitoring and care.
Mood disorders commonly co-occur with chronic somatic diseases, including IBD; understanding shared mechanisms may explain worse outcomes and suggest multidisciplinary care needs.
Metabolic syndrome appears common in this Tunisian IBD cohort (about one-third). MetS can affect overall health and may influence long-term outcomes for people with IBD, so awareness and cardiometabolic screening may be...
A high-profile athlete describing recovery from ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease highlights that people with IBD can regain strength and return to demanding activities—something patients and families may find...
A pooled analysis found modest differences in cardiac structure and function in people with IBD versus controls, which may relate to the higher cardiovascular risk seen in this population.
Children with IBD commonly experience emotional and social challenges; residential camps appear to improve quality of life, confidence, disease knowledge, and reduce isolation, making them relevant as a supportive,...
Rheumatological EIMs (notably joint inflammation) are frequent in IBD and affect quality of life; inconsistent definitions and lack of validated PROs make it harder for patients and clinicians to understand and compare...
