IBD Increasing
In Children
"It's not clear whether the increase in inflammatory bowel disease is due to a change in the incidence of the disease or that pediatricians are now recognizing that children can have this disease, too."
Bruce Orkin, MD
Chief of colon and rectal surgery
Although inflammatory bowel disease is most common between the ages of 15 and 30, there has been a dramatic increase among children in the past few years.