In IBD Colon Inflammation in Children, Immune Factor Identified as Driving the Disease

thanks for posting. I pray everyday that my kids don't get this. And if they do, a drug that could turn it off would be a godsend.

lucy147 said...
what was very interesting was that the incidence is rising in Ireland. you wonder what the trigger is.

UC rising in Ireland's children fits the pattern of higher IBD incidence in northern European countries. Perhaps it is genetic weakness but rates are rising in other countries too so it indicates not only genetics but something in addition and maybe northern Europeans are just the first responders to the cause of UC and Crohn's.

I am 98% British Isles and Ireland genes so I have an interest in this. So sad about more children being diagnosed, thankfully I had my first 46 years without UC.

This paper give figures about IBD incidence in Europe.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1873994613000305