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Understanding Your Condition

What is actually happening in Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis and IBS: causes, genetics, the microbiome, and the warning signs that are worth acting on.

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Last added September 2026

Understanding Your Condition

September 7, 2026 · 5 min read

Bile Acid Malabsorption: A Common but Missed Cause of Chronic Diarrhoea

Understanding Your Condition

September 7, 2026 · 6 min read

Could It Be SIBO? Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth and Its Overlap With IBS

Understanding Your Condition

August 31, 2026 · 6 min read

Smoking and IBD: Why It’s Different for Crohn’s and Ulcerative Colitis

Understanding Your Condition

August 26, 2026 · 5 min read

Recognising a Bowel Obstruction: Warning Signs Every Crohn’s Patient Should Know

Understanding Your Condition

August 11, 2026 · 7 min read

Understanding Your Condition

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Bile Acid Malabsorption: A Common but Missed Cause of Chronic Diarrhoea

Could It Be SIBO? Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth and Its Overlap With IBS

Smoking and IBD: Why It’s Different for Crohn’s and Ulcerative Colitis

Recognising a Bowel Obstruction: Warning Signs Every Crohn’s Patient Should Know

A Tale of Two Conditions: How the Microbiome Differs in IBD and IBS

Gut Bacteria as Cause or Consequence in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Written in the Genes? Hereditary Risk in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

When the Gut Turns on Itself: The Autoimmune Dimension of IBD

Is There a Cure for IBD? What ‘Remission’ Actually Means for Crohn’s and UC

Common IBD Flare Triggers and How to Identify Yours

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