Background Indirect costs associated with impaired productivity at work (presenteeism) due
to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are a major contributor to health expenditures. Studies …

… In this paper, we summarize some of the common problems that emerge when taking care
of patients with IBD and provide initial guidelines based on the world literature regarding the …

… We also highlight problems with the recommendation by … guidelines for inflammatory bowel
diseases that colonoscopy … is a common form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), with …

… In our interviews, several participants reported that they concealed their illness after initial
… , that another major issue that youth with chronic illnesses grapple with is disclosing their …

… inflammatory bowel diseases ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease are chronic, relapsing
disorders … and 1·5 million North Americans have inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), with the …

… The Hidden Flame" probably … problems of our time. In medical schools and medical centers,
IBD also has become the prototype disease for studying a wide variety of medical problems …

… The issues of greatest concern to our patients were, in descending order of importance, …
[ 6 ] reported that up to 30% of patients with Crohn's disease actively concealed their illness …

… of inflammatory arthritis, psoriasis, and inflammatory bowel … for gastrointestinal and
inflammatory bowel diseases, and 1 … Since my disease is not visible it is hard to hide pain. [Female…

… Estimation of the period prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease among nine health …
Estimation of the period prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease among nine health plans …

… Inflammatory bowel disease is a global disease in the 21st … prevalence of inflammatory
bowel disease around the world. … patterns of the inflammatory bowel diseases during the 20th …