An invisible illness that is hard to treat

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a term used to describe conditions that cause severe tummy pain and diarrhoea.

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) encompasses chronic inflammatory conditions of the gastrointestinal tract (GI), primarily Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis (UC).

These conditions result from an abnormal immune response, leading to prolonged inflammation and damage to the digestive tract.