Statistics on Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Inflammatory bowel disease is a functional disorder, and people are more likely to have the disease if family members have been diagnosed with an inflammatory bowel disease. Around 20 percent of patients have a family member who has been diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease, or a related digestive disorder. Inflammatory bowel disease occurs in countries throughout the world but appears to be more prevalent in western countries.
Inflammatory bowel disease is more prevalent for women in the United States. Worldwide men are equally diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease, as are women. Inflammatory bowel disease includes both Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, both having similar symptoms.
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