Irritable [sic]* Bowel Disease cases surging in children and adults
https://youtu.be/KrS79dRhWik?si=mgjmxObg5Baq36Mf
* they mean Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, i.e, Chron's disease and ulcerative colitis
The graph at 2:30 is alarming. I tried to find the source document on the Chron's and Colitis Foundation website, but was unable.
Here's a related article on pediatric IBD in Canada showing the same uptick -
New study links air pollution to cases of inflammatory bowel disease in B.C. children
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/air-pollution-ibd-study-1.6940146
#health #medicine #gastroenterology #environment #AirPollution
#IBD #InflammatoryBowelDisease #Chrons #UlcerativeColitis