Ostomy

An ostomy is an opening in your stomach that is made by surgery to let solid or liquid waste leave your body.

Iron deficiency anemia

Iron deficiency anemia is the most common type of anemia that happens when you don’t have enough iron to make healthy red blood cells.

Colonoscopy

A colonoscopy is a procedure performed by a doctor called a gastroenterologist, who uses a colonoscope to look inside the colon and check for diseases like cancer or colitis.

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD): Vaccine recommendations

Patients with IBD need to work with their health care providers to decide which vaccines they need to stay healthy.

Colorectal cancer screening: What to expect when paying

Learn what to expect and what to do if you get a bill you were not expecting after having a colorectal cancer screening.

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD): Role of fiber

Consuming a wide variety of foods with fiber is important for gut health in patients with inflammatory bowel disease, or IBD.

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD): Diet tips

Diet tips to help reduce symptoms during Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis flares or active disease.

Biosimilars

Biosimilars are a type of biologic. Biologics and biosimilars can help patients with moderate to severe IBD.

Ulcerative colitis

Ulcerative colitis is a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that affects the colon and rectum, and can cause severe belly pain, cramps, diarrhea and bleeding.

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)

Inflammatory bowel disease, or IBD, is characterized by chronic inflammation in the digestive tract. The two main types are ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease.