Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) – an umbrella term for Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis – often involves a difficult journey to diagnosis, particularly for children. Yet detecting IBD early in pediatric patients decreases risk of growth and puberty delay and the need for surgeries.
Below, Edwin de Zoeten, MD, PhD, professor of pediatrics-gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and director of the Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center at Children’s Hospital Colorado, answers questions on IBD in children, from identifying symptoms to treatment options.
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Pediatric IBD resources The Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center at Children’s Hospital Colorado has additional information available on their website. |