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Fifteen Students Living With IBD Receive Scholarships to Help Pursue Their Education

Fifteen Students Living With IBD Receive Scholarships to Help Pursue Their Education

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Young Adult Peer Support Event

Are you someone who is 18 to 30 and living with Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis? Come hang out, share, and connect with people who actually get it—join our virtual Peer...
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Exploring Intestinal Ultrasound in IBD

The Gutsy Learning Series (GLS) offers a unique opportunity to learn directly from Canada’s leading experts in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Whether you're living with Crohn’s...
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Caregiver Peer Support Event

Ready to connect with those who understand the challenges of being a caregiver to someone with Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, and other forms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)? ...
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Stories from the Crohn's and Colitis Community

Our constituents living with Crohn's or colitis share stories of courage and determination.

Quick Fact

  • Canada has among the highest incidence rates of Crohn's and colitis in the world.
  • 1 in 140 Canadians lives with Crohn’s or colitis.
  • Families new to Canada are developing these diseases for the first time.
  • Incidence of Crohn’s in Canadian kids under 10 has doubled since 1995.
  • People are most commonly diagnosed before age 30.