When Bennett Richardson was first diagnosed with Crohn’s disease, his family did not know what exactly to do next. “Lord, what are you doing?” His mother, Laura Leigh Richardson, wondered after ...

The Crohn's and Colitis Foundation is committed to finding cures for Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis as they also work ...

Sarcopenia affected 59% of children with Crohn's disease (CD) at the diagnosis and increased their risk for clinical relapses within the first year. Researchers conducted a retrospective study at the ...

A population-based Danish cohort study found pediatric IBD incidence increased 272% over four decades, with Crohn's disease rising from 30% of diagnoses before 1990 to more than half by the 2010s.

A specific class of anti-inflammatory drugs can help children avoid a debilitating complication of Crohn's disease. A new study published recently in the journal Gut shows children with Crohn's who ...

The number of young Americans with inflammatory bowel disease has been rising for years, leaving the U.S. with one of the highest prevalence rates in the world, a new study finds. More than 100,000 ...

Children who presented with perianal abscess or fistula-in-ano faced an age-dependent increased risk of developing Crohn's disease (CD); over 1 in 5 children were diagnosed with CD. The recurrence of ...

Early treatment of pediatric Crohn's disease with anti-tumor necrosis factor medications can substantially reduce the risk of perianal fistulas, a particularly debilitating complication of Crohn's ...

The SCD is based on the theory that certain foods fuel bacterial overgrowth in your digestive system, promoting inflammation. Learn what and what not to eat, and what the science says.

Inflammatory bowel disease, including Crohn’s, can lead to kidney complications. Learn what to watch for and how to protect ...

Learn ways to manage Crohn’s disease, one form of inflammatory bowel disease, a group of conditions that also includes ulcerative colitis.