Symptoms and disease activity
Urgency articles covering bowel urgency, symptoms, quality of life, flare activity, and treatment decisions in IBD. Symptom context emphasizes flares, remission, daily disease activity, and patient-relevant warning signs.
19 articles
Faecal urgency is a frequent, disabling symptom in Crohn's disease that was common in this cohort and tied to poorer quality of life, mental-health burden, and more healthcare use over one year.
Based on the title and source metadata, this appears to be a clinical study related to Inflammatory bowel disease, Vedolizumab, and Anti Integrin. The original article is from Journal of the Canadian Association of...
Bowel urgency is a common, distressing symptom in ulcerative colitis that matters for quality of life. This analysis indicates vedolizumab may reduce urgency and that early improvement is linked to better clinical and...
If you have UC, bowel urgency may indicate active inflammation more reliably than some other symptoms. Recognizing urgency could help prompt timely objective testing and treatment decisions.
Many people with IBD have ongoing IBS-like symptoms despite little or no intestinal inflammation. This project targets brain–gut and autonomic mechanisms that might explain symptom persistence and tests a non-drug...
The study connects a bothersome UC symptom (bowel urgency) to intestinal ultrasound signs of transmural inflammation, suggesting ultrasound might help explain and track symptom-related inflammation without relying solely...
Ileal pouch disorders are common after IPAA surgery and cause symptoms many patients will experience. Early recognition and initial treatment by primary care can speed symptom relief and identify patients who need...
Delays in diagnosing IBD are common and can raise the risk of complications, so understanding when to push for testing matters. The article explains tests and differences between IBS and IBD to help people know when to...
Many people with IBD experience persistent fatigue, pain and faecal incontinence even when inflammation is controlled; this programme tested a supported online self-management approach to help those symptoms and assessed...
The study evaluates how well first-line 5-ASA therapy achieves modern treatment targets (endoscopic, histologic, and biomarker remission) in real-world UC patients who are clinically in remission. Patients and clinicians...
Bowel urgency directly limits daily activities and social participation for many people with IBD. Better defining and measuring urgency could improve symptom monitoring, treatment decisions, and trial endpoints that...
Bowel urgency is a common symptom that may predict higher risk of treatment escalation, hospitalization, or surgery in UC even when bleeding and stool frequency look controlled. Better assessment of urgency in clinic...
Bowel urgency is a common, disruptive UC symptom; this trial analysis shows urgency improvements with etrasimod track with clinical remission, endoscopic improvement, better quality of life, and lower inflammatory...
This study suggests risankizumab may improve quality of life and reduce common symptoms (fatigue, mood, urgency) more than ustekinumab for patients with moderate-to-severe Crohn’s disease who didn’t respond to anti-TNF...
IBS and Crohn’s can look similar, so knowing warning signs helps people get the right tests and treatment sooner. Early evaluation can rule out inflammatory diseases like Crohn’s and identify conditions such as celiac...
Some people with Crohn’s have ongoing GI symptoms despite little visible inflammation. This study suggests the gut microbiome—particularly sulfur-producing bacteria—may be a reason, and diet could be a potential target...
Vulvar Crohn’s is an uncommon but real extraintestinal manifestation that can cause painful skin changes and sometimes appears before GI Crohn’s is diagnosed. Knowing about it may speed diagnosis and lead to coordinated...
The article reports regulatory approvals and clinical-trial results for Omvoh (mirikizumab), which could offer a new option for people with moderate–severe Crohn’s who still have disruptive symptoms like bowel urgency....
Understanding the differences between Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis helps patients and caregivers recognize likely symptom patterns, know which tests and treatments are commonly used, and when to seek specialist care....
