Doctors may use blood, stool, and imaging tests to help diagnose IBD. However, endoscopy with biopsy is often essential to confirming a diagnosis and distinguishing between the two types.

Objective The bacterial intestinal microbiota plays major roles in human physiology and IBDs. Although some data suggest a role of the fungal microbiota in IBD pathogenesis, the available data are ...

Correspondence to Dr Séverine Vermeire, Department of Chronic Diseases, Metabolism and Ageing - TARGID, KU Leuven, Leuven B-3000, Belgium; severine.vermeire{at}uzleuven.be IBD is a complex ...

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a term that encompasses two chronic diseases of the gastrointestinal tract—ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. Symptoms of both forms of IBD overlap and include ...

Many women with IBD are unaware of the risks of hormonal contraceptives and pregnancy on their disease and symptoms. The use of long-acting reversible contraceptive methods—the most effective form of ...