
Lifestyle factors for the prevention and care of people with inflammatory bowel disease
Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) are chronic inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) typically featuring chronic diarrhoea (with or without bleeding), abdominal pain, and weight loss. These affect an estimated 3.1 million adults in the USA and another 1.3 million in Europe[1],[2]. Globally, the incidence of IBD is increasing, particularly in newly industrialised countries[3].
These diseases are characterised by chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract. However, other symptoms...



