IBD in Canadian children increasing 7% per year

Inflammatory bowel diseases surge among Canadian kids

• "IBD includes Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, conditions that cause inflammation in the digestive tract, leading to chronic diarrhea, blood in the stool, abdominal pains and weight loss."

• "A new study, which analyzed data from five Canadian provinces, has found that cases

  • among children five and younger have jumped 7.2 per cent per year between 1999 and 2010 ."
• "Researchers suspect a combination of factors could be to blame, including genetics, the environment and lower levels of Vitamin D."

See also Vitamin D Life

• Crohn’s disease associated with vitamin D and latitude – meta-analysis Dec 2015

• Gut problems more likely if low vitamin D (IBD: 1.6, UC: 2.3) – meta-analysis Aug 2015

• Gut-Friendly forms of vitamin D include bio-emulsion, topical, injection

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Gut problems increasing in adults as well

Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease

Crohn's Disease