Colonoscopy is a common procedure that’s used to diagnose and monitor conditions affecting your colon and rectum. It can be used to detect conditions like colorectal cancers and precancers, IBD, and ...

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an umbrella term for a group of chronic conditions that cause inflammation and swelling in the digestive tract. It primarily includes two conditions: ulcerative ...

The British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) has published new guidelines on colorectal cancer surveillance for patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Published in the BMJ journal Gut, the ...

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which comprises the inflammatory conditions Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, affects about 1.6 million Americans, many of whom cannot be effectively treated.

Enhanced image showing where genes are active in colon tissue, revealing neutrophils located close to pre-cancerous epithelial cells [Longman Lab] It is known that inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) ...

Autoantibodies may be disabling one of the body's anti-inflammatory brakes in some IBD patients, a new study finds.

In the largest genetic study of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) traits to date, researchers have identified a genetic marker that is associated with more severe ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease ...

Picture this common clinical scenario: A patient has chronic diarrhea, abdominal pain, and weight loss. Blood and stool tests point to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). But which one -- Crohn's ...

AI "is the next step in clinical care," Jacob Kurowski, MD, medical director of pediatric inflammatory bowel diseases at Cleveland Clinic Children's in Cleveland, told Medscape Medical News. "In terms ...