World Inflammatory Bowel Disease day: ‘The incidence of IBD is increasing’ - The Indian Express

A recent editorial in Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology described South Asia (including India) as a new frontier of IBD. Some studies have shown that IBD is as common in North India as in the western world.

MAY 19 is celebrated across the globe as World Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). The disease is chronic inflammatory condition of the intestine and is of two main types: Ulcerative Colitis and Crohns… [+3489 chars]

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