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inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in the world, and that number is likely to dramatically increase in the next decade, especially among children, according to a recent report.The 2023 report, released June 1 by Crohn’s and Colitis Canada, found a surge of new cases of IBD among children under the age of six over the past five years, warning the disease can lead to growth stunting, delay of puberty and deficits in bone development.IBD, which includes ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease, is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract.

It can lead to debilitating symptoms such as diarrhea, rectal bleeding, abdominal pain, fatigue, weight loss and potentially life-threatening complications, according to the Canadian Digestive Health Foundation.“We are seeing that the number of new diagnoses made year after year still continues to climb in children and adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease,” Dr.

Gil Kaplan, gastroenterologist and professor at the University of Calgary, said.“And one of the big impacts of that is this is a chronic, incurable disease.

So if you’re diagnosed at age 15 with inflammatory bowel disease, this disease is with you and you’re going to be managed within the health-care system for the rest of your life.”In 2018, around 270,000 Canadians were living with IBD.

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