Ahead of World IBD Day this Friday May 19, and against this backdrop of delayed diagnosis, Crohn’s and Colitis Ireland has launched a new Symptom Checker (www. crohnscolitis.ie/symptomchecker). The tool forms part of its “Poo Taboo” campaign which aims to lift the lid on some of the stigma around IBD symptoms and the importance of people not being too shy to get checked out.
IBD covers a number of conditions in which the digestive tract becomes inflamed, swollen and ulcerated – the two most common conditions being Crohn’s Disease and ulcerative colitis. It is thought that at least 40,000 people are living with IBD in Ireland, with most being diagnosed between 15 and 35 years, and then later in life, between 50 and 70 years. However, Crohn’s and Colitis Ireland believes that many more people remain undiagnosed.
