World Inflammatory Bowel Disease Day 2025: IBD has no borders

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Nutrition

World Inflammatory Bowel Disease Day 2025: IBD has no borders

By Catherine Wall

Friday 16 May 2025, 12:25 AM

World Inflammatory Bowel Disease Day 2025 aims to improve health outcomes by encouraging people to speak openly about IBD [Image: European Federation of Crohn’s & Ulcerative Colitis Associations]

Dietitian Catherine Wall looks at inflammatory bowel disease, how it impacts diet and eating habits, and why it is important to add new foods to the diet, rather than exclude them

Key points, Inflammatory bowel disease can affect anyone, and its prevalence is increasing. IBD can present with highly variable symptoms, including const, Pract Green w Pale Yellow

Gastroenterology

References

1. Morton H, Coad J, Pedley KC, Irwin JR. Incidence of inflammatory bowel disease in New Zealand remains high, findings in the Manawatū region. Dig Dis Sci 2023;68(11):4230–42.

2. Seleq S, Weilert F, Fulforth J. Inflammatory bowel disease in Waikato, New Zealand: incidence and prevalence. Intern Med J 2023;53(12):2307–12.

How to Treat

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