Inflammatory bowel disease(IBD) is a chronic troublesome disease affecting the gastrointestinal tract. There are two variants: Ulcerative colitis (involves only the large intestine) and Crohn’s disease can involve entire GI tract – from mouth till anus). About in 15% of affected patients experience profound effect on all aspects of life that demands extreme modification of lifestyle.
In spite of great progress in the management of the condition, there is a significant lacuna in our understanding of the cause and its overall treatment. However, in the last couple of decades there has been a tremendous progress in the know-how of the diseaseand its detection. But there is a need to create awareness among the general public and general medical practitioners to decrease the delayed reference to gastroenterologists, so that the disease can be treated early to prevent the complications.
