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Irritable [sic]* Bowel Disease cases surging in children and adults
youtu.be/KrS79dRhWik?si=mgjmxO

* 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
cbc.ca/news/canada/british-col

#health #medicine #gastroenterology #environment #AirPollution
#IBD #InflammatoryBowelDisease #Chrons #UlcerativeColitis