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About crohn's

CHAPTER 1

Crohn’s disease – a debilitating, chronic, inflammatory condition

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a group of inflammatory conditions that includes Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis – cases of which are currently increasing in frequency across the globe. 1,2
Crohn’s disease is known to be a lifelong condition affecting 1.3 million people worldwide. 3,4
It is commonly diagnosed in those who are in the prime of their life, aged 25-39 years old. 3,5
Patients with Crohn’s disease can experience distressing symptoms that not only negatively impact personal relationships and career prospects, but may also lead to hospitalisation and surgery. 3,6,7

  • 89% of Crohn’s disease patients admitted to hospital within the previous five years 3
  • Half of all IBD patients will require surgery within 10 years of diagnosis 8
  • More than one out of three patients have been absent from work for more than five days due to IBD 9
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What’s it really like for patients living with IBD?

I could not work properly because I continuously needed to go to the toilet. I was also in constant pain; my bowels always felt full and uncomfortable
- IBD patient
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References:

  1. Balfour SB, Mazmanian SK. Am J Gastroenterol Suppl. 2012;1:15–21.
  2. Molodecky NA et al. Gastroenterology. 2012;142:46-54.e42; quiz e30.
  3. European Federation of Crohn’s and Ulcerative Colitis Associations (EFCCA). The IMPACT of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD), May 2014. Available at: http://efcca.org/media/files/IMPACT-STUDIE_online.pdf. Last accessed September 2016.
  4. Gohill K et al. Pharmacy and Therapeutics. 2014;39:576-7.
  5. Baars JE et al. J Gastroenterol. 2012;47:1308–22.
  6. Van Assche G et al. J Crohns Colitis. 2010;4:7–27.
  7. van der Have M et al. J Crohns Colitis. 2014;8:93–106.
  8. Levesque BG et al. Gastroenterology 2015;148:37–51.e1.
  9. IBD 2020. Creating a forum for greater quality of care in IBD, 2013. Available at: http://www.kairosfuture.com/publications/reports/ibd-2020/. Last accessed September 2016.
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