Crohn’s disease is a chronic illness with no current cure; marked by inflammation that can strike anywhere in the gastrointestinal tract, most commonly in the lower part of the small bowel and the upper end of the colon.1
Ulcerative colitis is more localized than Crohn’s disease, affecting the colon including the rectum and anus, and only invades the inner lining of bowel tissue.2
One in every 150 Canadians is living with Crohn’s or ulcerative colitis – a rate that ranks among the highest worldwide.3